EUIPO - Industries intensive in Intellectual Property Rights create more than 81 million jobs in the EU and pay better salaries

EUIPO - Industries intensive in Intellectual Property Rights create more than 81 million jobs in the EU and pay better salaries

 

(...) This study shows that companies with a high number of intellectual property rights (IPRs) generate almost 4 in 10 jobs in the Member States and pay higher salaries. Furthermore, the contribution of these industries to the EU GDP amounts to 47.1 % of the total gross domestic product, worth 6.4 trillion EUR. (...)