First broadcast on 24 February 2021 

"Intellectual property (IP) rights (patents/copyright/trademarks) enable EU businesses to protect their inventions & creations to better compete around the world. The EU needs to better protect and manage IP if it is to assume leadership in key industrial areas and improve resilience to health and economic crises, while moving towards a greener, more digital economy." 
 
The EU Commission claims this initiative underpins its aim to upgrade the IP system, promote its smarter use, ensure better enforcement and promote fair play globally for IP. 

The panel discuss the pros and cons of this initiative, as well as what might be the concerns of small and medium entities.  Please click here to access the presentation.

Moderator:
Join moderator Elia Sugrañes, Deputy Secretary General of the FICPI Bureau and Partner, General Director and Head of the Trade Mark Department at SUGRAÑES IP ATTORNEYS · CONSULTANTS in Spain.

Speakers:

• Daniel Alge, President of FICPI's EUCOF committee and is a member of FICPI's Study & Work Committees: CET 4 European Patents, and CET 5 Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, owner of Sonn & Partner Patentanwälte in Austria.
• Ana de Sampaio, FICPI's CET 1 Trade Marks reporter and lawyer at JEDC | J. E. Dias Costa, Lda. in Portugal.
• Inge Buffolo, Director Customer Department at the EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office.

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