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
The new Biennial Monitoring Report (BMR), published by the European Commission, looks at the progress of public-private partnerships under Horizon Europe.
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to steady and strengthen their collaboration efforts.
The European Commission (EC) has just published a report detailing the balance between Open Science and intellectual property rights.
The European Court of Auditors has published a report in which it criticises the EU’s legal framework for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) as not effective enough.
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have published a joint report on “Deep tech innovation in smart connected technologies”, in which they compare the performance of European and US-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the 4IR technology sector.
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!
This week post is about the remake of a well-known comic character and updates on disputes that are taking place in the Metaverse.
The GC ruled on the applicability of article 17 of the DSM Directive. Apple sues start-up for trade secret infringement.
Recent case law from the General Court and an update on the “Wavy Baby” case.