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On 2 February 2026, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), with the support of the European Commission and national IP offices, officially launched the SME Fund 2026.

From 1 April 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) is reducing it's fees for startups and micro-entities.

Registration of your company and medical devices in EUDAMED, the EU’s central database for medical devices, will become mandatory from the first half of 2026.

In this episode, Gary Cox, Principal at Wrays | Intellectual Property, a leading Australian IP firm with over 106 years of history, shares the fascinating journey of expanding an established Perth firm across the vast Australian continent and the strategic decision to join the global Rouse Group with our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Life Science are the top technology fields in the Patent Index 2021 recently published by the European Patent Office.

Germany and Slovenia have both deposited the Protocol on Provisional Application (PPA) with the Council of the European Union.

Our first episode of our brand new podcast series Open Ears has been published.

Last year, the EPO’s Enlarged Board reshaped how we think about prior art. In decision G 1/23 (2 July 2025), it clarified that products made publicly available before a patent filing date qualify as prior art — even if they cannot be analysed or reproduced.

Up until now, the Danish Patent Office (Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen) has allowed SPC applications for medicines based on a different medical use than the already approved use of a medicinal...

In this episode, Lea Carina Uhd Frederiksen, a journalist who founded Fantombryg, discusses her unconventional path into the beverage industry with our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall.

Every year, more than 3 million patent applications, 15 million trademark applications, and nearly 1.5 million industrial design applications are filed.

In this episode (the first episode of season 2), Wakana Pivoteau Sakihama, artist and founder of Wakanacolors, talks to OPEN ears host Hanane Fathi Roswall about brand design and creating an emotional connection to a brand. They discuss how culture, values, and trust are vital components of a brand and how innovation can be driven by empathy and a desire to help people, thereby creating a strong brand.

Once in force, the agreement will streamline access to the Costa Rican market for European patent applicants.

In this episode, Stinus Jeppesen, CEO of the Hearing Instrument Manufacturer Patent Partnership (HIMPP), discusses with our host Hanane Fathi Roswall, Ph. D. how this quite unique, non-profit defensive partnership representing more than 90% of the global hearing aid industry, is fighting for innovation by pruning the IP landscape of the industry through validity challenges and acquisition of patents.

In this episode of Open Ears, Toni Nijm, serial entrepreneur and CEO of RightHub, discusses with our host, Hanane Roswall, what the future of IP may look like.

In this episode of OPEN ears, the Danish music artist and entrepreneur, Mattis Jacobsen, explores the intersection of creative expression and technological innovation with our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall.

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently extended the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programmes with Germany as well as Denmark.