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.

In the first of a new Science|Business column on European innovation ecosystems, we look at efforts to get entrepreneurs to rethink how they handle knowledge valorisation

Austria’s decision to ratify the provisional implementation of the Unitary Patent Court agreement ends a decade-long deadlock. After a run in period the full launch of the single patent is expected in the next 12 months

A World Trade Organisation waiver on intellectual property will not overcome immediate vaccine shortages. Compulsory licensing is a better approach

A new report by the European Commission says forcing foreign businesses to share their technologies in exchange for market access is a “systemic problem” in China