The European Commission is conducting a public consultation on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights in third countries. The main objective of this consultation is to identify those countries where the protection of these rights raises greater concerns, and thereby update the list of so-called “priority countries.”
This consultation will be one of the tools used to improve the intellectual property rights system in third countries and will help the European Commission focus its efforts and resources on the countries and specific areas of greatest concern. Additionally, the results of the consultation will also help stakeholders become aware of the risks to their IP when engaging in commercial activities with those countries and to make decisions to protect it.
For its part, the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE), with which BIOVEGEN collaborates, is gathering the contributions received related to this public consultation in a draft that will be made available to BusinessEurope. You can download the complete draft at the following link.
- Deadline: May 25, 2019