Universities are increasingly looking at other ways of exploiting academic assets, beyond the traditional focus on patenting

European companies collaborate with Chinese partners to develop innovations and jointly apply for patents, despite the ongoing de-risking debate. A new study examined the data, which was no easy task

European Commission research suggests awarding grants to early career researchers and involving industry is good for innovation

European start-ups with patents or trademarks are up to ten times more likely to secure funding, according to a new report

Patenting innovations is now cheaper and less complicated in up to 25 EU countries, but further EU plans for revamp IP rules have come under fire  

Commission says changes will make the current system for standard essential patents more transparent, preventing lengthy disputes, but critics say the proposal could delay licence negotiations and royalty payments

With the last legal hurdle to the creation of Europe’s unitary patent out of the way, it is time for innovators to decide whether or not they will use the new system

It’s been a long time coming, with MEPs having voted it through in December 2012. But advocates say the unitary patent remains relevant and will be a boon for the European economy

Plans to scrap a little-used law that gives Italian academics ownership of intellectual property are on hold, pending a decision from a new government. But the case for reform remains strong.