Publications
See below a comprehensive selection of economic studies on startups and SMEs.
This joint study by the EPO and EUIPO provides an updated analysis of the ownership and use of intellectual property rights by SMEs and large firms in the EU.
This joint study by the EPO and the EUIPO focuses on how innovative startups obtain financing to turn their ideas into new products for the marketplace.
This joint study by the EPO and the European Union Intellectual Property Office analyses the contribution of IPR-intensive sectors to the EU economy.
This joint study by the EPO and the European Investment Bank provides a comprehensive inventory and analysis of small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe and the US that have spent the past decade developing and patenting technology associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
A new generation of European small and medium-sized enterprises are successfully leveraging their inventions for commercial purposes in a variety of ways. This study analyses their approaches and examines the full range of encouraging outcomes.