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An industrial property rights strategy for EuropeCommission CommunicationA strong industrial property rights system is a driving force for innovation,
stimulating R&D investment and facilitating the transfer of knowledge from the
laboratory to the marketplace. On 16 July 2008, the Commission adopted a
Communication on an industrial property rights strategy for Europe which
outlines actions to ensure Europe has a high quality industrial property rights
system in the years to come. The Communication provides a horizontal strategy
across the spectrum of different industrial property rights and includes
initiatives on enforcement, innovation support for small and medium-sized
enterprises, and the quality of industrial property rights. It complements the
2007 Communication on the patent system, which set out a way forward towards the
adoption of a Community patent and an integrated EU-wide jurisdiction for
patents.
Conference on "Industrial Property Rights in the Internal Market"
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In its recent communications, the European Commission set out its vision for improving the patent system in Europe and for revitalising the debate on this issue. Patents are a driving force for promoting innovation, growth and competitiveness, but the single market for patents remains incomplete.