Translation of "Propriété de l'activité créative intellectuelle " (French → English) :

With a view to promoting private investment in research and innovation, Member States and the Union should improve framework conditions — notably with regard to the business environment, competitive and open markets, and the high economic potential of the cultural and creative industries — combine, as appropriate, cost-effective fiscal incentives, depending on each Member State’s fiscal room for manoeuvre, and other financial instruments with measures to facilitate access to private finance (including risk-capital) and simplify access for SMEs, boost demand, in particular in eco-innovation, (where appropriate through green public procure ...[+++]ment and interoperable standards), promote innovation-friendly markets and regulations, and provide efficient, affordable and effective protection and management of intellectual property.

The principles for an internal intellectual property (hereinafter IP) policy constitute the basic set of principles which public research organisations should implement in order to effectively manage the intellectual property resulting from their — own or collaborative — activities in the field of research and development.

Monitor intellectual property protection and knowledge transfer activities and related achievements, and publicise these regularly.

‘background IPR’ means any IPRs which are owned or controlled by a project participant on the effective date of the corresponding project agreement, or in respect of which ownership or control is acquired during the term of the corresponding project agreement as a result of activities outside the framework of the project;

‘background IPR’ means any IPRs which are owned or controlled by a project participant on the effective date of the corresponding project agreement, or in respect of which ownership or control is acquired during the term of the corresponding project agreement as a result of activities outside the framework of the project;

Economic competitiveness and a stronger civil society depend not only on effective infrastructure networks, but also on the non-discriminatory, predictable and transparent enforcement of the law; the assignment and enforcement of tradable property rights, including intellectual property rights; an open public procurement system; and an administration which minimises the administrative burden on economic operators.