Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2021/2007(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the significant role played by geographical indications (GI) and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG) in protecting the expertise and reputation of the EU food and drink sector in the single market and international markets, despite the fact that they only represent 7 % of total EU food and drink sales and 15.5% of total EU agri-food exports;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the value of all these products has increased to more than EUR 757 billion, of which over one fifth derives from exports outside the EU; stresses, therefore, the need to protect GI and TSG as intellectual property rights, both within the single market and worldwide through bilateral and multilateral agreements with non-EU countries;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the Commission spends around EUR 50 million each year on promoting high-quality products in the EU and worldwide and that this amount needs to be increased;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that promotion campaigns raise consumer awareness about these products, making it easy to identify their authenticity and, indirectly, to protect them against usurpation and imitations that harm their image; calls on the Commission to strengthen GI and TSG promotional campaigns in the next revision of the corresponding legislation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the great potential of the online market for GIs and TSGs, but stresses that it can only be achieved if intellectual rights are better protected inside and outside Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to be at the forefront of online protection by also including it in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential to protect intellectual property rights to promote innovation, in particular with the aim of introducing more resilient agricultural varieties to cope with climate change and achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the one-stop-shop alternative dispute resolution system to be established under Article 35 of the UPCA; aAsks the Member States to enable the quick roll-out of the patent arbitration and mediation centre and calls on the Commission to assess whether the centre could, in the long term, deal with all IP disputes;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) regime within the EU, while is of great practical relevance, suffers from fragmented implementation across the Member States;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Suggests that an IP coordinator be established at European level in order to ensure a holistic and coordinated approach to EU IP policy and enhanced cooperation between the different national IP authorities, the Directorates-General of the Commission and other bodies in charge of IPR, such as the EPO, EUIPO and WIPO;