Impact of intellectual property rights intensive industries in the European Union

Author: European Patent Office

Price FREE Publisher European Patent Office and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market Publication date 18 June 2015 ISBN

Publication synopsis The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights and the European Patent Office have carried out an EU-wide study on the contribution of intellectual property rights (IPRs) to the EU economy. Main findings: About half of EU industries are IPR intensive - intensive industries account directly for 26% of all jobs in the EU (around 56 million direct jobs) - With the addition of 20 million indirect jobs, one in three of all EU jobs (35% of all jobs) rely on IPR intensive industries - These industries generated almost 39% of total economic activity (GDP) in the EU, worth EUR 4.7 trillion - IPR-intensive industries pay higher remuneration than non-IPR intensive industries, with a premium of more than 40% - IPR-intensive industries account for 90% of the EU's trade with the rest of the world

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