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RSSSince the end of March 2024, the intellectual property (IP) Helpdesk is fully part of the single digital gateway and findable via the assistance service finder.
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The EU and Australia signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a bilateral partnership to cooperate on sustainable critical and strategic minerals.
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The Commission welcomes the final adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) today, which puts the EU on track to strengthen its domestic manufacturing capacities of key clean technologies.
The WIPO treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge was adopted last Friday, by consensus. This is a milestone as regards international intellectual property law, showing that multilateralism in the field of IP is still very much alive.
The European Commission has published its first annual progress report on the co-implementation of the Transition Pathway for the Chemical Industry
Today's 8th High-Level Meeting of the European Battery Alliance aimed to reflect on the successful implementation of the Battery Action Plan adopted by the Commission in 2018, while discussing its possible follow-up, based on the input presented by the Alliance.
Commissioner Breton hosts a high-level meeting with Ministers and other EU Countries’ representatives to discuss the implementation steps of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). The Commissioner and Ministers will address the implementation of the first key deliverables of the Net-Zero Industry Act.
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Today, the European Critical Raw Materials Act enters into force, which aims at ensuring a diverse, secure, and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for the EU's industry. Secured access to critical raw materials is essential for strategic sectors.
Today, the Danish Rights Alliance, an association representing more than 100 000 Danish rights holders in the film, music, literature, image, design, and media industries, joined the advertising industry cooperation to fight counterfeiting and piracy.
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The largest-ever expansion of the EU in 2004 saw 10 mainly eastern and central European countries fulfill long-held ambitions of joining the bloc. Many were emerging from decades of communist rule and had hopes that home-grown businesses would flourish in an environment of free enterprise.