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Despite their economic importance, and in particular their role in protecting returns from innovation, trade secrets are poorly studied and their relationship with patents is often misinterpreted. Thi ...Mehr Despite their economic importance, and in particular their role in protecting returns from innovation, trade secrets are poorly studied and their relationship with patents is often misinterpreted. This study tries to shed light on the subject based on representative firm-level data from the Community Innovation Survey (CIS), covering almost 200 000 firms operating across manufacturing and service industries in Europe....Weniger

Schlagwörter: business - report - patents - trade secrets

This report, drawn up in partnership between Europol and the EUIPO, is intended to update policymakers, practitioners, businesses and the general public on the current counterfeiting and piracy landsc ...Mehr This report, drawn up in partnership between Europol and the EUIPO, is intended to update policymakers, practitioners, businesses and the general public on the current counterfeiting and piracy landscape in the European Union (EU). It explores Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and their value, key product sectors, notable trade routes and countries of provenance for counterfeit products. It also outlines and examines the threat of piracy and other online infringements, and demonstrates how IPR and their protection are foundation stones of the EU economy and society....Weniger

Sprachen: English

Schlagwörter: piracy - consumers - business - counterfeiting - trade - policy makers - general public

This study assesses the complex routes associated with the global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods. It is important to note that higher reported shares of custom seizures, as well as higher repo ...Mehr This study assesses the complex routes associated with the global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods. It is important to note that higher reported shares of custom seizures, as well as higher reported estimates for being a source of counterfeited products (i.e. the GTRIC-e scores), do not necessarily suggest that an economy is a significant producer of counterfeits. The analysis in this study uses a set of statistical filters to go further in clarifying the role of important provenance countries. It identifies key producing economies and key transit points for ten main sectors that are particularly vulnerable to counterfeiting. These sectors span a wide range of IP-intense, tradable goods, including fast-moving-consumer goods such as foodstuff or cosmetics, to business-to-business products, such as spare parts and computer chips. The combined trade of fakes in these sectors account for USD 284 billion in 2013 (EUR 208 billion in 2013), more than half of total estimated trade in fake goods....Weniger

Sprachen: English

Schlagwörter: consumers - business - counterfeiting - policy makers - general public - illicit trade

New digital technologies and business models not only create new economic opportunities for firms but also possibilities to enhance the general public benefits associated with better access to knowled ...Mehr New digital technologies and business models not only create new economic opportunities for firms but also possibilities to enhance the general public benefits associated with better access to knowledge and cultural goods. Many of these opportunities rely on the creative transformation of existing content and devising ways of delivery that are better suited to contemporary audiences. Derivative usage of pre-existing content is shaped by copyright provisions regulating the way authors of original content and their heirs are compensated by follow-on creators. Copyright regulations, however, also allow uses that do not require such compensation or permission either by listing exceptions from the general rules of copyright protection or by limiting its temporal scope. The public domain is a legal construct that aims to enhance social benefits by allowing unconstrained access and the transformation of previous creative works...Weniger

Schlagwörter: copyright - report - private sector - general public - digital content

This survey updates the first perception study published by the Observatory in 2013, and provides further evidence of how IP rights (IPR) are perceived by EU citizens at a time when encouraging innova ...Mehr This survey updates the first perception study published by the Observatory in 2013, and provides further evidence of how IP rights (IPR) are perceived by EU citizens at a time when encouraging innovation and creativity is increasingly the focus of economic policy....Weniger

Sprachen: EN

Schlagwörter: study - perception - general public