Creative Sparks. From inspiration to innovation

This episode explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the intellectual property landscape and the services provided by IP offices.It brings together two complementary perspectives: Rahul Bhartiya, AI Coordinator at the EUIPO, and Dev Saif Gangjee, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Oxford. 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 how design transforms ideas into products, creates value for businesses and contributes to Europe’s creativity, innovation and competitiveness.With Päivi Tahkokallio, designer, founder of Tahkokallio Design+ and long-standing member of the DesignEuropa Awards Jury, and Rosalía Cano, Action Manager of the DesignEuropa Awards at the EUIPO.It comes at a special moment for European design. In 2026, the DesignEuropa Awards celebrate their 10th anniversary, marking a decade of recognising outstanding design and promoting the value of design protection across the European Union.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 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 how IP rights can transform intangible assets (from technologies to trade marks and designs) into valuable financial instruments that support business growth and competitiveness. The discussion brings together two complementary perspectives: Michal Kazimierczak, EUIPO expert working on IP valuation and IP- backed finance, and Nicolas Konialidis, specialist in corporate finance and business valuation. Together, they examine how innovation and finance can be better connected in Europe.

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 explores the EUIPO’s SME Fund, one of the EU’s flagship initiatives to make IP more accessible for European businesses.The discussion brings together Elisavet Karagiampi, Action Manager for the SME Fund at the EUIPO, and Álvaro Sáez, co-founder of HechicerIA, a young AI startup based in Alicante that has benefited from EUIPO support.-------------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.

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.

The inaugural episode of the Podcast of the EUIPO. Discover the latest competence of the European Union Intellectual Property Office on Craft and Industrial Geographical Indications (CIGIs), which entered into force on 1 December 2025. Elisa Zaera, Deputy Director of the EUIPO Business Operation Department, and Audrey Aubard, Secretary General of the Fédération Française des Indications Géographiques Industrielles et Artisanales (FFIGIA) discuss how the newframework protects the names of traditional craft and industrial products and how it helps preserving EU countries heritage while driving sustainable growth and innovation.