Creative Sparks. From inspiration to innovation

This episode explores how cooperation between IP offices and partner countries helps build clearer, more reliable and moreuser-friendly IP systems.The discussion brings together two perspectives: Liliana Vieru, Head of Promotion and International Cooperation Department at AGEPI, the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova, and Ibon Ormazabal, Project Leader of the EU-funded and EUIPO-implemented EU4IP project in Armenia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.The podcast series forms part of the EUIPO’s wider efforts to bring intellectual property closer to businesses, creators and citizens across Europe and beyond, using real-world insights to explain how IP works in practice and why it matters.

This episode explores the role of women in intellectual property and how IP can support women innovators and entrepreneurs in transforming ideas into tangible economic and social value.The discussion features Mercedes Delgado, Professor and keynote speaker at the EUIPO International Women’s Day Conference, and Gloria Bernabeu, Equal Opportunities Officer at the EUIPO.During the episode, the guests discuss the importance of fostering inclusive innovation ecosystems and encouraging greater participation of women across sectors such as science, technology, business and the creative industries. They also reflect on some of the challenges that women innovators may face and on the importance of policies and initiatives that promote equal opportunities.

This episode looks at how copyright supports creativity across Europe. From music, film and publishing to design, digital content and emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence.Véronique Delforge, copyright legal expert at the EUIPO, and Nathalie Boyer - actress, voice-over artist, Board member of ADAMI and President of the ADAMI Foundation for the Citizen Artist - discuss why copyright remains essential in a rapidly evolving creative landscape and how creators can better understand and exercise their rights.--------------The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched its first podcast series “Creative Sparks. From inspiration to innovation”, a new way to explore how intellectual property connects with creativity and innovation across Europe.