European IPR Helpdesk Releases New Special on the Romanian Intellectual Property Landscape

With the aim to showcase the diversity of the European innovation ecosystem, the European IPR Helpdesk has launched a new IP Country Special focusing on the IP and innovation landscape of Romania. Following the first Special on IP in Croatia, this is the second edition of the IP Country Specials with the aim to set a spotlight on European countries which might not normally be at the centre of attention of the IP and innovation community.

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The online format includes infographics, a case study from a Romanian SME, and an interview with one of the European IPR Helpdesk ambassadors in Romania, Professor Alexandru Marin. The complete Special can be found online: www.iprhelpdesk.eu/ip-highlights/ip-country-special-romania

After the revolution of 1989, Romania began the transition from communism to a market economy with largely mono-industrial areas generating an output no longer suitable for the country’s needs. Adapting to the new market requirements, Romania changed to an IP legislation harmonised with main international treaties and conventions. Since joining the EU in 2007, exports have developed into an engine of growth accounting for roughly 70% of Romania’s trade.

The European IPR Helpdesk invites all interested stakeholders, institutions and initiatives to share the new Special via their channels and networks. The Country Special “IP in Romania” can be accessed via the following link: www.iprhelpdesk.eu/ip-highlights/ip-country-special-romania

More information on the European IPR Helpdesk Ambassador scheme can be found here:
https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/ambassador

About the European IPR Helpdesk

The European IPR Helpdesk is a project funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement No 641474. It supports cross-border SME and research activities to manage, diffuse and valorise technologies and other Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and IP assets at an EU level. Offering a broad range of informative material, a Helpline service for direct IP support, and on-site and online training, the European IPR Helpdesk’s main goal is to support IP capacity building along the full scale of IP practices: from awareness to strategic use and successful exploitation. This IP competencies empowerment focuses on EU SMEs, participants and candidates in EU-funded projects, and EU innovation stakeholders for an increased diffusion of IP into the EU innovation ecosystem.

The support provided by the European IPR Helpdesk should not be considered as of a legal or advisory nature. For further information and full legal disclaimer, please refer to: http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu

Keywords

intellectual property, Horizon 2020, Romania, Innovation

Countries

Germany, Luxembourg