25 Nov 2020
EC adopts Action Plan on IP
On 25 November 2020, the European Commission (EC) adopted an Action Plan on Intellectual Property (IP). The Action Plan aims at enabling the European creative and innovative industry to remain a global leader and at speeding up Europe's green and digital transitions. In particular, the Action Plan sets out key steps to improve the protection of IP; to boost the uptake of IP by SMEs; to facilitate the sharing of IP to increase the technological uptake in the industry; to fight counterfeiting and improve the enforcement of IP rights; and to promote a global level playing field. The coronavirus crisis has also highlighted certain dependencies on critical innovation and technologies so the Action Plan addresses these challenges while making sure that critical IP can be made available in time of crisis.
The Action Plan announces measures in five key areas:
- Improving the protection of IP
- Boosting the uptake of IP by small and medium-sized companies (SMEs)
- Facilitating the sharing of IP
- Fighting counterfeiting and improve enforcement of IP rights
- Promoting a global level playing field
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