The Enterprise Europe Network and the IPeuropAware project: IP support services to SMEs

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The Enterprise Europe Network and the
IPeuropAware project IP support services to SMEs
Executive Agency for Competitiveness and
Innovation Raquel Fernandez Horcajada (PO Unit
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry
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EACIs remit
CIP
EIP
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EACIs remit
CIP
EIP
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Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)the World
largest TTT network

• gt 20 years of experience (EICs IRCs)
• 370 million CIP (2008- 2014)
• 582 business intermediaries
• 47 countries
• gt 3.000 staff providing specialised services to
  SMEs

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Partnership Services
2009 ? Partnership proposals
produced/disseminated 11.500 ? SMEs
participating to brokerage events 15.000 ?
Signed partnership agreements 1.525
EEN Brokerage Event, September 2009
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IP in the lifecycle of PAs
IP services IP audit, IP valuation, IP protection

• Company assessment
• Partnership profiles
• Brokerage events/ Company Mission
• Expression of Interest
• Assistance in negotiation
• Partnership agreement

IP services commercial exploitation
IP services confidentiality..
IP services IP licensing
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EEN Cooperation with IP stakeholders

• World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) ? SME
  Unit
• International TradeMark Association (INTA)
• Network of NPTOs helpdesks (IPeuropAware project)
• ? European Patent Office (EPO) EPA
• ? Office Harmonisation Internal Market (OHIM)

The Innovaccess website (IPeuropAware project)
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EEN Cooperation with IP stakeholders

• Intellectual Asset Center (IAC)
• The IPR Helpdesk (call for tenders published by
  EACI )
• The China IPR Helpdesk
• Others are welcome !!!

The IPR Helpdesk website (IPeuropAware project)
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Lines of Cooperation with IP stakeholders

• IP workshops/stands at the EEN annual conferences
  
• IP training programmes for EEN partners
• National IP seminars
• EEN IP working group
• IP intranet page at EEN website
• OHIM-EEN promotional videos
• E-learning tools (IP4INNO)
• Others are welcome !! Please contact
  raquel.fernandez-horcajada_at_ec.europa.eu

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• Please visit the EEN website
• www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu

Raquel Fernandez Horcajada Executive Agency for
Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) Raquel.ferna
ndez-horcajada_at_ec.europa.eu http//ec.europa.eu/e
aci/ip_en.htm
Click on the region of your interest and contact
your EEN counterpart !!
Thank you for your attention !
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• Please visit the IPeuropAware project website
• http//ipeuropaware.eu/

Raquel Fernandez Horcajada Executive Agency for
Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) Raquel.ferna
ndez-horcajada_at_ec.europa.eu http//ec.europa.eu/e
aci/ip_en.htm
Thank you for your attention !