4iP Council is a not-for-profit research council comprised of a broad variety of supporters and ecosystem partners with research and development activities in Europe. Since our inception in 2013, we have been dedicated to developing high quality academic insights and robust empirical evidence on intellectual property (IP) and innovation.
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4iP Council
Academic / research · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 906922228771-18
2
positions filed
in the 583 files tracked
1
legislative file
of 583 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 583 consultation files tracked so far (42,224 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 140 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #93 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- IPAN: http://ipaware.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- 4iP Council EU AISBL (4iP Council)
- Head office
- Bruxelles, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
4iP Council filed 2 positions between 3 May 2022 and 10 Aug 2023, across 1 of the 583 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed
What they argued
4iP Council, the leading European not-for-profit research council on intellectual property, appreciates the opportunity to provide empirical academic research papers on whether the standard essential patents licensing ecosystem is functioning efficiently and effectively and striking the right balance for all entities involved.
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