Policy Documents
Legislation
29 April 2004
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
20 June 2013 & 19 October 2015
Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, and 18th draft Rules of Procedures on the Unified Patent Court
Commission documents
25 November 2020
Intellectual property action plan to support the EU's economy and resilience
10 March 2020
Communication on a new Industrial Strategy for Europe, COM(2020) 102 final
29 November 2017
Guidance on certain aspects of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, SWD(2017)
29 November 2017
Communication on a balanced IP enforcement system responding to today's societal challenges
Parliamentary questions
21 January 2020
MEP Liesje Schreinemacher (RE, NL), MEP Stéphane Séjourné (RE, FR), Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)
22 March 2018
MEP Mady Delvaux (S&D, LU), Patent legal system: abusive litigation practices
28 September 2017
MEP Max Andersson (Greens/EFA, SE), Rising activity of patent assertion entities in Europe
30 September 2020