2023-07-06
Project dissemination event by Education centre Geoss
Project dissemination took place on 10th June by IC Geoss.
2023-07-04
Project dissemination event by Pannon Business Network Association
Project dissemination event took place on 17 May 2023.
2023-06-29
Upcoming events focusing on Intellectual Property Rights and Circular Economy
European events shine a spotlight on Intellectual Property Rights and the Circular Economy. Explore the latest trends and strategies at the EPO Patent Information Conference, ECTA 41st Annual Conference, Nonwovens for Society: EDANA Sustainability Forum, and Sustainable Brands Madrid.
Join experts, gain insights, and drive innovation in these critical fields!
2023-06-21
Project dissemination event organized by Link Campus University
Intellectual property rights as a tool to implement the transition to an increasingly circular and sustainable economy. A project dissemination event took place on 23 May 2023.
2023-06-15
IPR in Croatia – state of the art
IPR4SC project is contributing to development of the skills in intellectual property rights for achieving sustainability and circularity in consortia countries. Let’s check out the current state of the art when it comes to IPR index in Croatia!
2023-06-13
The fourth newsletter of the IPR4SC project
The quarterly newsletter is available now. Happy 1 year Anniversary IPR4SC project!
2023-06-08
Revised monitoring framework for CE, and another rethink
We at IPR4SC are passionate about IP, Circular economy and sustainability, and data. Because of this, we are always happy when there are new developments in the cross-section of all three. In this line, Eurostat recently published its revision of the monitoring framework for circular economy. What does it bring?
2023-05-31
Introducing IP Monitor: Your Ultimate Resource for Intellectual Property
As we approach the highly anticipated launch of the IP Monitor at the beginning of September, we invite you to participate in the pilot testing phase in July and August to provide feedback and help us optimize the platform.
2023-05-30
IPR, Sustainability and Training – Who? What? and How?
On the 24th of May, the IPR4SC team organized its second Webinar in the format of a Round Table, entitled “IPR, Sustainability and Training – Who? What? and How?“
2023-05-22
Idea fair platform - support for business ideas
A platform for displaying a business idea, highlighting the area where the entrepreneur/start-up needs support.
2023-05-11
World Intellectual Property Day celebrates women innovators, creators and entrepreneurs
On 26 April, the member countries of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), including Slovenia, mark World Intellectual Property Day. On this day, a campaign is launched to raise public awareness about intellectual property and its role in fostering innovation and creativity.
2023-05-04
IPR types in simple terms. Beyond patents.
Various procedures and mechanisms may be used by companies to protect their intellectual property. We already introduced patents, let’s see together the other IPR types.
2023-04-26
World Intellectual Property Day and its importance for promoting sustainable and circular economies
Happy World Intellectual Property Day!
2023-04-18
The latest figures and patenting trends of EPO are out!
Did you know? 2022 saw the largest number of European patent applications ever filed with the EPO. The report can also give interesting insights into sustainable and circular innovation.
2023-04-14
IP and AI the ChatGPT case and the recent decision of the Italian Privacy Guarantor
The increasingly widespread use of ChatGPT raises questions regarding intellectual property rights and the privacy and confidentiality implications for users.
2023-04-11
From Play to Reflection in Green: Building the course on I2P4Green
Within the IPR4SC project we are preparing new educational offers in the intersection of intellectual property (IP) and circularity/sustainability, including the I2P4Green course.
2023-04-06
Winnie-the-Pooh and property rights
On April 2, we celebrated International Children's Book Day. This inspired us to find out if it is possible to legally protect a hungry bear.
2023-03-21
ChatGPT: The first AI scientific author in human history
Elsevier has recently made history by listing the popular state-of-the-art AI-fueled language model ChatGPT, as a journal author. What does this mean for Intellectual Property as we know it?
2023-03-10
Strategic paths through patents data
How much information can be retrieved from patents? What can patents be used for? When and why would a company be interested in intellectual property?
2023-03-06
The third newsletter of the IPR4SC project
The quarterly newsletter is available now.
2023-03-03
World Intellectual Property Day 2023 - Video Competition
The World Intellectual Property Organization has announced an award-winning video competition inviting you to present your idea of how an inclusive innovation ecosystem can foster women's creativity and innovation.
2023-03-01
Project meeting in Rome, Italy
The aim of the meeting was to discuss the WPs for developing the IP Monitor and I2P4Green courses.
2023-02-10
AI - creator in terms of intellectual property rights?
Is it possible for artificial intelligence to be the creator of IP in the sense of intellectual property rights? AI tools are now also named as co-authors on scientific articles. Yet, they do not seem to have the capacity to be inventors of patents.
2023-02-06
Connecting Intellectual Property and Circular Economy: a guide to EU Funding Programs
The European Union supports the protection of intellectual property rights and the circular economy through several financing grants and programs. Let’s discover them!
2023-02-01
IPR Learning Lab – First IPR4SC webinar
The first webinar was organized on 26th January 2023.
2023-01-31
Social media and IP Rights infringement
The recent report published by EUIPO show the risks of potential violations of intellectual property rights related to the use of social media.
2023-01-27
Work on IP Monitor has started!
We have started designing the web portal of the IPR4SC project. Would you like to know when it will be available?
2023-01-17
Beating the Murphy’s law in IP and circular economy
Murphy's First Law is telling us that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. A recent paper by University of Cambridge researchers highlights some relevant challenges in the IP/CE nexus.
2023-01-06
Redefining IP rights in the world of NFTs and AI
NFTs bring notions of uniqueness and rarity into the digital world. On first reading, this allows for effective IP in the metaverse… Or not?
2023-01-05
The IPR4SC Survey Results and the Analysis of Needs and Skills
The survey revealed the situation of IPR utilization. There is a genuine lack of skills and motivation to integrate IP-based solutions into innovation practices.
2022-12-20
IP in Metaverse
Watch the recording of EUIPO’s webinar and get to know more about Intellectual property in the metaverse.
2022-12-14
IPR types in simple terms. Let’s talk about patents
What is IPR? IPR is the acronym of Intellectual Property Rights. The term includes several alternatives that can be used to give protection to intellectual property. Patents are one of these, let’s see them together.
2022-12-13
The second newsletter of the IPR4SC project
The quarterly newsletter is available now.
2022-12-08
Digital transformation training courses
Online training materials that bring together learning, growth, skills, and capabilities.
2022-12-05
Towards the IPR Monitor – help appreciated
Inside the project we are developing a unique decision-support and signposting solution for IPR resources, i.e. the IPR Monitor. The IPR Monitor will allow the users to easy navigate through available data sources, tools and platforms for IP data-management in a one-stop-shop format, thereby transcending the current IPR ‘maze’.
2022-12-05
First results of IPR4SC survey on the skills, competencies and needs of IPR
At the end of November, the partnership finished with the implementation of an online survey on the skills, competencies and needs of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
2022-12-02
WIPO Seminar on Patenting Computer-Implemented Inventions
WIPO and the Estonian Patent Office organise a regional online Seminar on ICT and IPR. The aim is to raise awareness about the process and deepen knowledge of patenting ICT innovations.
2022-11-28
Let's find out how the IPR4SC project was financed
Let’s discover the Erasmus+ programme, that aims at supporting, through lifelong learning, the educational, professional and personal development of people in Europe and beyond.