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US and China in painstaking efforts to conclude trade talks

April 8, 2019 by Dennis Kefalakos 2 Comments

China and the United States are working hard to achieve a trade deal, badly needed for both the two largest economies of the globe as well as for the rest of the world. During the past months of negotiations between the two giants, progress or confrontation in the dealings have been strongly – positively or […]

Filed Under: China, China-EU 40 Years, Economy, EUGlobe, Policy, Trade Tagged With: agriculture, Beijing, Chinese Vice Premier, forced technology transfer, intellectual property, International Trade, Liu He, non tariff barriers, President Donald Trump, purchases, Robert Lighthizer, services, Steven Mnuchin, Trade, U.S. Trade Representative, US President, US Treasury Secretary, US-China trade war, Vice Premier Liu He, Washington

Robot inventors are on the rise. But are they welcomed by the patent system?

May 18, 2018 by World Economic Forum 2 Comments

This article is brought to you based on the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum LLC & Yoon Chae, Prior Fellow, World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Intellectual Property Associate, Baker McKenzie. Artificial Intelligence is now capable of performing tasks that […]

Filed Under: World Economic Forum Tagged With: intellectual property, Patent System, Robot inventors, The European Sting, World Economic Forum

EUREKA @ European Business Summit 2014: A European patent system can help European businesses lead industrial research and innovation on a global scale

May 11, 2014 by European Business Summit 1 Comment

Written by Pedro Nunes, HEAD of EUREKA secretariat A patent filing is usually the very first step before the commercialisation of a new product involving any kind of innovation. It is an important step to any person wanting to develop a new technology, especially if it involves transnational collaboration. The challenge is to find a […]

Filed Under: EBS 2014 Sting Special, Sting Exclusive Tagged With: EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, European Businesses, European Patent System, industrial research, innovation, intellectual property, IP, Pedro de Sampaio Nunes, R&D, South Korea

The historic accomplishment of a seamless EU patent and intellectual property space

February 6, 2014 by Suzan A. Kane 3 Comments

The last building block was laid to its place yesterday, accomplishing the construction of the seamless EU commercial patent and intellectual property protection space and the function of the Unified Court. The relevant regulations will be in force as from 15 January 2015. It has to be reminded that in December 2012, an agreement was […]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Brussels Directive, commercial patents, Commission, Greek Presidency, intellectual property, Parliament, Unitary Patent Court, UPC

No better year for the EU’s weak chain links

January 9, 2014 by George Pepper Leave a Comment

The European Parliament issued a Press release this week with the ambitious target to inform us all about what is bound to change in our lives this year, resulting from the application of EU laws. It mentions the mercury ban in thermometers and some new rules in recycling of electrical and electronic equipment, the legislation […]