EU SMEs are often involved in the production of creative works, inventions and distinctive symbols that generate a profit to their creators or inventors. Because of this, these companies should consider intellectual property rights (IPRs) as key elements for protecting their products against inf...
The Trade Agreement between the EU and Peru and Colombia has been provisionally implemented since the middle of 2013. However, based on limited secondary data available to date on its effects, this report shows that trade profiles have not been substantially altered. EU exports to Latin America ...
Owning IP assets is of little value unless an adequate IP strategy is put into place for their protection and exploitation. In addition, it is likely that some of the valuable IP assets do not require official register but other protection measures (for example, confidentiality agreements)....
Environment is receiving increased attention in the EU cooperation agenda, also in light of the EU’s objective of reducing its global environmental footprint. In this context, the main purpose of this study is to ascertain the economic and environmental benefits which could accrue to the EU from...
