Activities of Andrey SLABAKOV related to 2021/2007(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience (short presentation)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
Amendments (6)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the enhancement of tools available to ensure that innovators from the cultural and creative sectors (CCSs), in particular SME’s, can ensure a fair return on their investments and capitalise on their creations and thus further stimulate innovation;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the proposal outlined in the Intellectual Property Action Plan to establish an EU Toolbox against counterfeiting; expresses its disappointment that the same level of attention is not given to other forms of IPR infringement, including copyright infringement; encourages the development of a dedicated Toolbox against copyright infringement, based on industry good practices and fully integrated with the DSA;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasises that the COVID-19 crisis threatened the livelihood of all workers in the cultural and creative sectors; observes that for many authors, performers and cultural workers the digital marketplace was the only tool for generating income during the lockdown; notes with concern that the biggest winners of the digital culture growth were not the creators but the distributors; highlights, therefore, that a robust and fair remuneration for author’s and adjacent rights is essential and Member States must reinforce their IPR framework to protect creators and performers;
Amendment 52 #
5 b. Emphasises the role of intellectual property as a ‘key driver of economic growth’; calls for IP to act as a cornerstone in the EU’s future, promoting a global ‘level playing field’, protect against IP theft, ensure the EU’s technological sovereignty, and to facilitate the ‘green and digital transformations’ of Europe.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to seeking strong IP protection in future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and for full implementation in existing ones; regrets, however, that the current template for IPR in such agreements is not reflective of the protection afforded by European rules; reminds the Commission that FTA signatories interpret IPR differently than the EU and that the largest threat for intellectual property comes from outside the Union; urges the Commission to introduce higher standards into its FTA template for IPR in order to strengthen the protection for European authors;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Highlights the crucial role that IP plays in Europe’s digital transformation; emphasises that innovation should go hand in hand with creativity and digitisation, with the pandemic highlighting the necessity of the emergence of critical new technologies, notably in the health sector; notes the necessity of ensuring a system is in place to protect European businesses from cyber attacks and the resulting loss of trade secrets;