Monday IPDate February 2, 2026

Bringing Greater Transparency to Standard Essential Patents: New Verified SEP Data Launches in PATENTSCOPE

WIPO is unveiling a new enhancement to its global patent database, PATENTSCOPE, giving users direct access to verified standard essentiality information supplied by patent pools. The hybrid launch event is happening February 3 at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva from 1.45 to 2.30 p.m. CET.

> Bringing Greater Transparency to Standard Essential Patents: New Verified SEP Data Launches in PATENTSCOPE

IPR-intensive industries drive Europe’s economy, trade and startup funding

Industries that make intensive use of intellectual property rights (IPRs) are crucial to European competitiveness. They generated almost half of the European Union’s GDP during the period 2021-2023, as well as over 30% of all jobs in the EU and paying on average nearly 41% higher wages (for patent-intensive industries the wage premium is even higher at almost 59%). They also accounted for over 78% of EU exports and over 76% of imports. Some €70.7 billion in private equity and venture capital, over 88% of all such funding in the EU, was invested in startups operating in these industries.

> IPR-intensive industries drive Europe’s economy, trade and startup funding