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Policy debate during the EU Industry Days 2022: The Unitary Patent System and SME Instruments in the Area of Intellectual Property

The European Commission is very close to launching the unitary patent system. With the unitary patent, European companies, and particularly SMEs, will be able to protect their inventions on the EU market more easily and at a more competitive price.

Intellectual property (IP) improves the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provide a potential source of revenue. SMEs have specific needs, such as understanding the importance of IP for their businesses, tailored advice in assessing their intangibles, financial support to protect and enforce their IP and better access to finance provided by investors and banks to help them scale up.

  • small and medium-sized enterprises | intellectual property | European Commission | patent
  • Wednesday 9 February 2022, 15:15 - 16:00 (CET)
  • Live streaming available

Practical information

When
Wednesday 9 February 2022, 15:15 - 16:00 (CET)
Where
Online
Languages
English
Organisers
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Website
For more on the EU Industry Days
Entrance fee
Free of charge

Description

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EU Industry Days 2022

The session will give practical information on the initiatives of the different public and private entities and more specific advice to SMEs on how to manage their intangible assets and offer orientation on the various tools. It will also provide an opportunity for SMEs to voice their needs and, thus, shape the EU’s future SME policy.

During the debate, all IP Helpdesks (Europe, South-East Asia, China, Latin America, India and Africa) as well as the innovation support initiatives IPA4SME and Horizon IP Scan will be represented by IP expert Jörg Scherer from the European IP Helpdesk.