Archive: 28 Jan 2015

How Italy successfully improved its approach to intellectual property rights protection

How Italy successfully improved its approach to intellectual property rights protection

Despite current difficulties, Italy remains the 8th largest economy in the world with an economic value of 2.2 trillion USD (IMF, WEF). This global standing is based on the creative ability and production of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs account for 65% of GDP and 99.9% of all enterprises, of which 94.4% are micro organizations with an average number […]