On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), the EU’s response to an increasingly competitive global industrial landscape. In an article for INTA News, Alessia Parassina and Isabel Cortes from PONS IP, both members of INTA’s Global Advisory Council for Europe, provided an overview of the IAA and the position taken by the International Trademark Association (INTA).
The legislative proposal for the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) aims to strengthen Europe’s industrial and technological base, encourage strategic investment in innovation, and ensure that the value generated by future technologies remains within the EU market. Against this background, INTA had the opportunity to contribute to the discussion by providing comments on the proposal. For INTA, the IAA is more than an industrial and environmental initiative. As it focuses on innovation-driven sectors and includes provisions relating to foreign investment,
