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Episode 96: Mexico and the European Union – How to Strengthen Opportunities in the Era of Strategic Autonomy? with H.E. Rogelio Granguillhome
Renata Zilli hosts a discussion with H.E. Rogelio Granguillhome, Ambassador of Mexico to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union, on the limits,...
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What Do We Know and What Don’t We Know About the Consequences of the Revised Product Liability Directive?
The new Product Liability Directive, proposed by the European Commission in 2022, is now on its final stretch: it’s now in the trialogue and a final agreement between the EU institutions may be...
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Reforming Standard Essential Patents: What do the Expert Bodies Say?
The European Commission’s proposal to reform Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), which have been covered in several blogs by ECIPE scholars, has caused a lot of surprise in the expert community. One...
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The EU Impact Assessment of Standard Essential Patents Reform: Nice Try But Please Try Again!
The EU process to reform its policy on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) should have been much better. When the proposal was unveiled in April this year, many observers and experts were surprised –...
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The Economic Value of Standard Essential Patents and the Costs of the Commission’s SEPs proposal
The European Commission’s proposal to reform Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) puts SEP holders against SEP implementers. The logic is simple: since the economic contribution of implementers is...
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How Should UK Trade Policy Respond to Global Developments?
Trade policy is in flux, moving from previous norms of trade liberalisation and relatively strong institutions, to fragmentation and great power competition. There are obvious tensions between US,...
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Power, Cooperation and Standard Essential Patents – Reviewing the European Commission’s Bid for Reform
The European Commission’s proposal to upend the current system for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) have prompted many reflections and a good amount of criticism. One perspective that...
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Promoting a “GVCs for LDCs” Approach: The Case of Digital Certification for Organic Products
As in any other day of the year, billions of people around the world woke up on the 1st of October and started their daily routine with a cup of coffee. Except that on that day - the International...
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Episode 95: EU vs. US States – Comparing economic growth
In this episode, Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea speak about relative economic decline - more specifically the decline of the European economy in comparison to the...
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Episode 92: The EU’s Digital Regulations and Freedom of Political Speech with Joan Barata
In this episode, Fredrik Erixon talks to Dr Joan Barata about emerging European regulations affecting speech and political discourse. They discuss recent legislation such as the...