Today, April 15, 2025, Mr. Sorin Mierlea, the President of InfoCons, is attending the Working Group meeting on Economics & Statistics within the Observatory – European Office for Intellectual Property – EUIPO.
The Economics & Statistics Working Group Meeting, organized by EUIPO, is being held in Alicante, Spain and will cover various topics related to Intellectual Property.
InfoCons is an active member of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) Observatory. This involvement underscores InfoCons‘ commitment to addressing the challenges posed by intellectual property infringements across Europe.
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Meeting Agenda
- Welcome and Update on Economics and Statistics Activities
An update on activities since the last Working Group meetings, along with an outline of planned activities for 2025.
- Firm-Level IP Contribution Study
Presentation of the main results of the joint EUIPO-EPO study, Intellectual Property Rights and Firm Performance in the EU, published in January 2025.
- EUIPO-OECD Activities
Overview of two new OECD studies being published in March/April: one on the Belt and Road Initiative and trade in counterfeit goods, and the other on the updated base study on international trade in counterfeits.
Additionally, an update on the plenary meeting of OECD’s Working Party on Combatting Illicit Trade, held in March 2025.
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- Progress Report on the Study on IP-Backed Finance, IP Valuation, and Commercialization
An overview of the study examining how European start-ups and SMEs can use IP rights to secure financing, stimulating innovation and growth. A progress report on the study will be provided for discussion.
- Development in Economic Statistics
An update on the implementation of new features from SNA 2025 and its impact on economic statistics. The upcoming approval of the next version of ESA by 2029 will also be covered.
- Terms of Reference of New Joint EUIPO-EPO Study on Innovation in European Sectors
Introduction to a new joint study focused on innovation, sectoral IPR intensity, and financing, including an update on previous industry-level IP Contribution studies.
- Any Other Business (AOB) and Wrap-Up
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The participants attending the Working Group meeting on Economics & Statistics are :
Public Sector:
- Kevin Zraunig – Austria – Federal Ministry of Finance
- Andrea Volfová – Czechia – Ministry of Culture
- Emil Larsen – Denmark – Danish Patent and Trademark Office
- Emilie Gallois – France – INPI France
- Isabella Pache – Germany – German Patent and Trade Mark Office
- Melisande Cardona – Germany – German Patent and Trademark Office
- Konstantinos Boutsis – Greece – Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation
- Kinga Zugh – Hungary – Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
- Paola Riccio – Italy – Italian IP Office – DGPI-UIBM Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
- Ella Niedra – Latvia – Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
- Zivile Plyciuraityte-Plyciute – Lithuania – Ministry of Culture
- Angela van der Meer – Netherlands – Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Michał Gołacki – Poland – Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
- Raquel Campos – Portugal – Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property
- Emil Žatkuliak – Slovakia – Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
- Pedro Alberto Álvarez Otero – Spain – Tax & Customs Agency
- Carlos Albert García – Spain – OEPM (SPTO)
- Peter Hedin – Sweden – PRV
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Private Sector:
- Marie Pattullo – AIM – European Brands Association
- Alejandro Sotomayor López – ANDEMA – Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca
- Beatriz Collazo Martín – ANDEMA – Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca
- Gerard Guiu Ribé – ANDEMA – Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca
- Celia Moreno – ANDEMA – Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca
- Peter Gretenkord – APM e.V. – German Anti-Counterfeiting Association
- Mathilde Adjutor – EuroISPA – CCIA Europe
- Stefan Ebenberger – EPSM – European Internet Services Providers Associations
- Yann Ménière – EPO – European Patent Office
- Enrico Turrin – FEP – Federation of European Publishers
- Deborah Biggs – FESI – Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
- Burak Özgen – GESAC – European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers
- Agnieszka Horak de Sousa – IFPI – International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
- Ger Hatton – IMPF – Independent Music Publishers International Forum
Observatory Working Group Meetings – Economics & Statistics:
- Julia Hahn – IVF – International Video Federation
- Charlotte Lund Thomsen – IVF – International Video Federation
- Sarah Van Reempts – MPA – Motion Picture Association
- Sabine Henssler – MPA – Motion Picture Association
- Jolanda Girzl – SACG – Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group SACG
- Philip Lewis – ACG – The Anti-Counterfeiting Group
- Alice ROLAIN – UNIFAB – es Fabricants pour la protection internationale de la propriété intellectuelle
- Ann Becker – VGE – Video Games Europe
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Observers:
- Morgane Gaudiau – OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Piotr Stryszowski – OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Angelo Longo – Europol – European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
European Commission:
- Marta Jimenez Pumares – European Commission DG EAC
- Mafalda Fortuna do Couto – European Commission, DG GROW
EUIPO Representatives:
- Patricia García-Escudero Márquez – Director, Observatory Department
- Nathan Wajsman – Director, Corporate Strategy and Foresight Department
- Damián Cayuela – Corporate Strategy and Foresight Department
- Carolina Arias Burgos – Corporate Strategy and Foresight Department
- Michal Kazimierczak – Corporate Strategy and Foresight Department
- Néstor Aguado-Martínez – Observatory Department
- Stephanie Rowland – Observatory Department
- Nicolás Sánchez – Observatory Department
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