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Fide and TIPSA join forces to organize a serial of digital encounters to try and find out if Intellectual Property is equipped to face the ongoing changes that our world is experiencing.

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Monthly meetings with IP experts from all over the world, in which we discuss the key challenges that IP faces today.

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Friday, January 30th, 2026 | 4.00 pm CET

GDE 41: Patents as a key tool for innovation and economic growth

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Find all the reports from past encounters both individually as well as in yearly collections.

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Newest report

Patents as a Key Tool for International Cooperation and Economic Growth – GDE 42 Executive Summary

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GDE Vol. 2

Re-imagining IP in an ever-changing world: Global Digital Encounters Vol. 2

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The Global Digital Encounters have formed an Academic Faculty and Family of Speakers and Moderators, composed of worldwide known Academics and IP Senior Specialists from all continents. This Faculty and Family is constantly growing.

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GDE volumes

Find in each volume the collection of reports of each of the GDEs periods.

Re-imagining IP in an ever-changing world, Global Digital Encounters Vol. 2

The Role of IP in a Post-Crisis World, Global Digital Encounters Vol. 1

GDE Reports and recordings

Here you can find the reports from all the encounters that have taken place since we started in 2020. These reports try to be a faithful representation of our speakers ideas and the debates that take place throughout the encounter.