EPO and EUIPO announcement: Owning Intellectual Property (IP) rights boosts startups’ ability to raise funds
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published on 17 October 2023 a joint study highlighting how much patents and trademarks can boost the success of European startups. The report shows that, on average, startups that possess these two types of intellectual property (IP) rights during their initial seed or early growth stages are up to 10 times more likely to successfully secure funding.Munich, 17 October 2023 – Today, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published a new