Activities of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2021/2007(INI)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
Amendments (7)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas although intellectual property rights (IPR) are well regulated in most Member States, a single market for enforcement of such rights is still missing, and infringements and hold-backs are jeopardising cultural diversity and the open system that leads to innovations; whereas counterfeit products are still abundant in the single market, with most of them entering the EU through the digital market, causing financial losses of approximately EUR 60 billion per year;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. regrets the refusal, in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, of granting exclusive protection to flagship EU geographical indications, in particular in the wine sector; calls on the Commission to further enhance the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, notably Geographical Indications, in all EU trade agreements;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of better cooperation between the European Union and the Member States to harmonise IP legislation and facilitate the access of economic operators to IPR registration at EU level, as well as of effective harmonization of enforcement of IP rights in the EU; recommends that the current legislation be adapted in order to improve the functioning of the single market for IP;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of obtaining a European unitary patent system, which covers all Member States and, therefore, will create a one-stop shop for businesses, considerably simplify patenting in the EU and boosts transparency and facilitates licensing. Asks in this regard for a full Member States engagement for a rapid rollout of the unitary patent system.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is evaluating the possibility to introduce a unified SPC grant mechanism and/or create a unitary SPC title, which would solve the actual situation of fragmented implementation across Member States.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses the importance to urgently address the lack of harmonised IPR enforcement at the EU level; asks the Commission to evaluate if new measures or guidelines that facilitates cross border IPR enforcement could complement IPR enforcement Directive such as European harmonisation of legal obligations on procedures, procedural safeguards etc.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
2a Welcomes the call of the Commission to improve the conditions for companies to protect and use IP in public procurement. Invites the Member States to consider leaving IP ownership to the contractors where appropriate, unless there are overriding public interests at stake or incompatible open licensing strategies in place. Urges the Commission to clarify issues related to IP in public procurement in the update of the guidance on innovation procurement as announced in the SME strategy.