The European IP Helpdesk supports European SMEs and research teams involved in cross-border business and/or EU-funded research activities manage, disseminate and valorise their IP. Offering a broad range of informative material, a Helpline service for direct IP support as well as on-site and online training, our main goal is to support IP capacity building along the full scale of IP practices: from awareness to strategic use and successful exploitation.
About us
Meet our team, learn more about our partners and take a look at frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Helpline
Looking for someone to address with your IP questions? Our Helpline team is there for you. Get in touch and receive an answer from our group of experienced legal specialists within no more than three working days.
Training
IP capacity building is one of our major goals: We provide various training modules and formats ranging from online sessions to on-site workshops and special training schemes.
IP resources library
In our IP resource library you will find a variety of hands-on, user friendly and easy-to-read publications such as guides, Bulletins, fact sheets or case studies tackling different topics from the multifaceted world of IP and IP management.
European IP Helpdesk Ambassadors
We have teamed up with the Enterprise Europe Network, the world’s largest support network for SMEs, to set up a scheme of national European IP Helpdesk Ambassadors all across Europe aiming to help you deal with IP issues at your doorstep – and in your native tongue.
Contacts
Please get in touch with us anytime for further information or if you have any questions regarding our services.
Email: service
iprhelpdesk [dot] eu (service[at]iprhelpdesk[dot]eu)
Phone number: +34 965 90 9692 (Helpline)
Postal address:
EURICE – European Research and Project Office GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Allee 1
66386 St. Ingbert
Germany
Upcoming events
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News
In June 2024, the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission commissioned a study to assess the state of play of the application of the Trade Secrets Directive (TSD) in practice.
The Global Innovation Index 2024 (GII) provides a snapshot of innovation within a context of steady yet slow global economic growth, reduced innovation financing, and stagnant productivity.
On 20 September, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and the European Patent Office (EPO) signed a Letter of Intent to enhance their cooperation in knowledge valorisation and further promote efficient management of intellectual assets.
On 25 September, the fifth edition of the DesignEuropa Awards took place in Riga, Latvia where creativity and groundbreaking design took the spotlight.
The European IP Helpdesk is kicking-off EU-13 Roadshow, a series of events designed to ignite collaboration and innovation across Europe’s Widening regions.
Blog
Welcome to our blog! Here we tackle topics that are not covered by our other resources such as fact sheets or guides - and our tone is a little more personal, too. Next to one larger editorial piece per month you can expect a light, weekly summary of relevant IP news, also including IP updates related to Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe in the near future. Take a look!
In this post we have a look at a trade mark dispute between involving the Lennon name, and Nintendo’s efforts to enforce its patent rights against the Palworld game
This week we focus on the copyright dispute over Miley Cirus' "Flowers" and the trade mark cases T-361/23 to T-364/23 of the General Court.
This week, we look at the copyright dispute of Spotify over Eminem songs and the General Court case T-603/23.
