Press Release: Intellectual Property Rights: study indicates that roughly 35% of jobs in the EU rely on IPR-intensive industries

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Series Details IP/13/889 (30.09.13)
Publication Date 30/09/2013
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The European Commission on 30 September 2013 welcomed the publication of a study on Intellectual Property Rights, which was carried out jointly by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). This study, “Intellectual Property Rights intensive industries: contribution to economic performance and employment in Europe” (September 2013), measures the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the EU economy.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-889_en.htm
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European Patent Office: Intellectual Property Rights intensive industries: contribution to economic performance and employment in Europe (September 2013) http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/8E1E34349D4546C3C1257BF300343D8B/$File/ip_intensive_industries_en.pdf
EurActiv, 01.10.13: Study: 39% of EU jobs depend on intellectual property rights http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/eu-launches-new-intellectual-pro-news-530784
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