🚀 R&D news from 🇳🇱! The Netherlands adopts a bold 3% R&D Action Plan to boost innovation & growth.

Next up to stimulate this effort: effective application of proportionality in the Dutch Patent Act! We applaud the NL for being a magnet for innovation in the EU.

#Innovation #R&D

The Netherlands drops to 10th place in EY’s Attractiveness Survey for foreign investment. Only 147 new projects in 2024, a 6% decline. IP2Innovate urges policymakers to amend the Dutch Patent Act to ensure proportionality is effectively applied in the Netherlands to support innovators.

The Netherlands invests €1.7B in innovations in digital technologies; a strong step for EU digital leadership. But funding alone isn’t enough: it requires the Dutch Patent Act to be amended so that it is modern and balanced. #DigitalEurope #IP2Innovate

On #WorldIPDay, IP2Innovate celebrates the power of balanced intellectual property systems to drive innovation. We remain committed to a patent framework that protects innovators while fostering competition and technological advancement across Europe.

#IP #Innovation

In the context of the ongoing discussions about the @ec.europa.eu’s intention to withdraw the SEP Regulation, we have highlighted some elements of the SEP Regulation that show that it is urgently needed, and that the Commission’s proposal should certainly not be withdrawn 👇

IP2I remains concerned about the @ec.europa.eu’s intention to withdraw the SEP Regulation. We believe that the Commission should not withdraw the Regulation for the following reasons 👇

#SEPRegulation #SEPs #Innovation #Growth #Competitiveness

IP2Innovate has submitted recommendations for the revision of the Dutch Patent Act, including a call for proportionate remedies and to align the Act with the IPRED Directive.

Read the full submission here: t.co/OpdOXtCzSB

📢 New blog: Based on his latest paper, Prof. Sikorski discusses with IP2Innovate how current patent enforcement practices hamper EU competitiveness and innovation.

📚 Read why targeted IPRED amendments are essential: t.co/5BBNSRsbKt

#IPRED #BalancedPatents

🚗 Today the European Commission published their Automotive Industrial Action Plan, outlining concrete measures to secure global competitiveness for the European automotive industry. (1/6)

Supporting Europe's competitiveness and innovation through a balanced patent system 👇#proportionality #patents #IP #BalancedPatents

IP2Innovate published a new statement expressing deep concern over the European Commission's intention to withdraw the Standards Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation.

👉Read the full statement: tinyurl.com/yrtrfvkv

🧭 The EU Competitiveness Compass signals a critical alert: Europe's been trailing major economies for 20 years.

Read how modernising our patent framework could help the EU "not lose relevance" in a world of big powers: lnkd.in/duKkeXWv