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
News
The European IP Helpdesk team has recently published a new case study featuring Ullmanna, a Czech start-up transforming the future of sustainable farming through AI-powered precision weeding.
The European IP Helpdesk team has just released a new edition of Bulletin, offering an in-depth exploration of the rationale behind the Code of Practice on Industry-Academia Co-Creation.
The European IP Helpdesk team is pleased to announce the release of three new infographics, now available in Spanish: Brand Monitoring, Commercialising IP: Spin-offs & Joint Ventures, IP Valuation.
On 26 June 2025, Science|Business, in partnership with INESC Brussels HUB, hosted a high-level roundtable focused on the future of the Widening instrument in the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).
The European Commission has released two independent expert reports focusing on dual-use research and innovation (R&I). These reports aim to enhance understanding of technologies with both civilian and defence applications.
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 blogpost, we look at two General Court cases involving Ferrari and Coinbase
In this monthly blog post, we have a look at when can a trade mark be considered to have been registered in bad faith.
This week in the news, we focus on a copyright case involving Mango's NFT exhibition, as well as the General Court case T-239/23 on NERO CHAMPAGNE
