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.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
Registration is now open for European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
In 15th annual meeting IP5 heads of offices discussed sustainability and how to enhance the global patent system to better support the innovators.
European IP Helpdesk team is happy to introduce the ambassador from Serbia: Tamara Čolić Milosavljević from the Center for Technology Transfer at the University of Belgrade.
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) just released 2022 edition of the Intellectual Property and Youth Scoreboard that provides an update on the behaviours of young people towards purchasing fake products and intellectual property infringement.
"IPdentical: Imagine a world without creativity" tells the story of a young girl who lives in a retro-futuristic dystopia where intellectual property does not exist
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!
Superman’s opposition to Super Bernard’s registration. Swatch wins court case against Samsung.
Paramount Pictures sued for copyright infringement over the new sequel “Top Gun: Maverick”. Recent case law from the General Court in a trade mark dispute involving Apple and Swatch.
Case law from the General Court concerning a request for invalidity of an RCD and a copyright infringement claim over Mariah Carey’s Christmas song.