NEW EU IP RULES WILL BOOST RESEARCH, BUT CONCERNS OVER COMPULSORY LICENSING REMAIN, SAY EXPERTS
November 22nd, 2023
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU)’s proposed new intellectual property (IP) rules to safeguard inventions (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/09/25/intellectual-property-council-adopts-two-positions-on-designs-protection-legislation/) will cut red tape and boost technology transfer, university research experts have told University World News (UWN). They praise the increased opportunity to protect new products. However, they hope that the new compulsory licensing rules in crisis situations, still under discussion by the European Parliament and ...
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