Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | Ann-Sofie Ronnlund Cabinet member | Standard Essential Patents | — |
| 13 May 2025 | Ann-Sofie Ronnlund Cabinet member | Standard Essential Patents | SRC |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Mirzha De Manuel Cabinet member | Intellectual property protection in Europe | — |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Mirzha De Manuel Cabinet member | Intellectual property protection in Europe | SRC |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | On Standard Essential Patents | — |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | On Standard Essential Patents | SRC |
| 02 Feb 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | standard essential patents | SRC |
| 02 Feb 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | standard essential patents | — |
| 06 Jul 2020 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Discuss the current EU initiatives that may impact the SEPs licensing, including the upcoming IP Action Plan and the review of the EU Guidelines on Horizontal Co-operation Agreements | — |
| 06 Jul 2020 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Discuss the current EU initiatives that may impact the SEPs licensing, including the upcoming IP Action Plan and the review of the EU Guidelines on Horizontal Co-operation Agreements | SRC |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | European global players in digital; 5G deployment conditions; foreign subsidies white paper; cloud adoption in Europe, switching possibilities, contestability of cloud markets - need for clear standards and security requirements; data governance. | — |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | European global players in digital; 5G deployment conditions; foreign subsidies white paper; cloud adoption in Europe, switching possibilities, contestability of cloud markets - need for clear standards and security requirements; data governance. | SRC |
| 27 May 2020 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | Licensing of standard essential patents | — |
| 27 May 2020 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | Licensing of standard essential patents | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2019 | Timo Pesonen Acting Director-General | Exchange views on future Industrial Strategy and concerns on 5G | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2019 | Timo Pesonen Acting Director-General | Exchange views on future Industrial Strategy and concerns on 5G | — |
| 11 Dec 2018 | Maximilian Strotmann Cabinet member | SEP licencing | — |
| 11 Dec 2018 | Maximilian Strotmann Cabinet member | SEP licencing | SRC |
| 29 Nov 2018 | Thibaut Kleiner Cabinet member | 5G and Internet of Things | SRC |
| 29 Nov 2018 | Thibaut Kleiner Cabinet member | 5G and Internet of Things | — |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | IP protection under the current and next MFF | — |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | IP protection under the current and next MFF | SRC |
| 16 May 2018 | Neven Mimica Commissioner | Presentation of the Croatian entrepreneurs and innovators, including in the transport sector, to EU institutions. | SRC |
| 16 May 2018 | Neven Mimica Commissioner | Presentation of the Croatian entrepreneurs and innovators, including in the transport sector, to EU institutions. | — |
| 26 Sept 2017 | Maximilian Strotmann Cabinet member | FRAND & ‘access for all’ principles | SRC |
Mission & Goals
IP Europe champions an innovation ecosystem based on collaboration through open standards and a patent system that together drive private investment in R&D and progress.
EU Legislative Interests
EU IP Action Plan Rules on patents, particularly standard essential patents Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on Research and Development (Horizontal Guidelines) Digital Single Market Strategy European IP Standardization policies EU Innovation Policy Industrial Strategy Data Strategy Unified Patent Court Standardisation dimension of Trade Partnerships Review of the EU IP Enforcement Directive European Green Deal Licensing Negotiation Groups (LNGs) Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) Cybersecurity
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Interests Represented
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