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ARTICLE · 26 FEBRUARY 2025

Alternate Realities: Geopolitics And IP In 2025

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In 2007, the European Patent Office (EPO) published a speculative examination of what the future of Intellectual Property (IP) might look like, imagining four hyper-real versions of 2025 defined by singular forces.

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In 2007, the European Patent Office (EPO) published a speculative examination of what the future of Intellectual Property (IP) might look like, imagining four hyper-real versions of 2025 defined by singular forces. With our privileged standing at the quarter-century mark, we apply analysis to hindsight and reflect on the history that was, that was not and why.

Marking its 30th anniversary, the EPO released Scenarios for the Future to explore the shape and legitimacy of IP regimes that could plausibly evolve over the span of 18 years:

  • Market Rules – where business interests hold sway
  • Whose Game? – where the politics of nations prevail
  • Trees of Knowledge – where social drivers hold the reins

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