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Our aim is to build and strengthen IP skills among innovators and entrepreneurs by providing useful input and IP expert support through our EU-wide IP training scheme, Helpline service and extensive information portfolio. We invite you to join our partner network to increase visibility of your organ

This animated clip focuses on the commercialisation of Intellectual Property (IP) providing businesses and SMEs with useful insights into the process and challenges of bringing their intellectual assets to market. Besides stressing the significance of a smart IP strategy, the clip outlines the neces

This short animated clip sheds light on the importance of smart IP management in Horizon 2020 giving an impression of how our services can support researchers and SMEs involved in Horizon 2020 projects.

This short animated clip will tell you a little bit more about the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) management and explain how SMEs and researchers may benefit from our varied service portfolio.

Risks of investing in non-original design or filing an application for identical or confusingly similar design can be avoided or at least limited by performing design searching.

Many people confuse the concepts of the ownership of Intellectual Property (IP) and the inventorship or authorship of creations, or sometimes they are simply not aware of their different nature.

Intellectual property (IP) assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets are increasingly the core of many organisations and transactions.

Joint ownership often arises in connection with collaborative innovation and is of particular relevance to EU-funded programmes, joint ventures and more generally to any research project entailing the co-development of intellectual property (IP).

Oftentimes significant research or business information might not fall within the scope of protection provided by traditional intellectual property (IP) rights such as patents or copyright.

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), otherwise called confidentiality agreements, are private contracts through which valuable information is kept safe.