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Will patents be enough to help secure Europe’s quantum future?

By Inbar Preiss ( July 2, 2025, 15:38 GMT | Comment) -- The European Commission’s new Quantum Strategy frames intellectual property as a lever for securing control over critical technologies and limiting foreign dependency. Aimed at boosting Europe's competitiveness in a field dominated by China and the US, the plan includes public funding to help startups patent and commercialize innovations and build a sovereign supply chain. With a legislative Quantum Act expected in 2026, the EU is staking out a more defensive stance in protecting innovation.As the EU prepares to roll out its plan to boost quantum technology, it's turning to intellectual property to ensure ownership over critical innovations and limit reliance on foreign powers....

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