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Innovaccess is a constituent part of the IP-BASE project which is financed by the CIP Programme, DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission
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WP 13 – Sectoral Handbooks on IPRIP Awareness and Enforcement Modular Based Actions
for SMEs
Dr. Agnieszka TurynskaUniversity of Alicante
Cardiff, 11th September 2008
Innovaccess is a constituent part of the IP-BASE project which is financed by the CIP Programme, DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission
www.innovaccess.eu
To prepare 4 handbooks (one per sector) for the use of enterprises, particularly SMEs, active in the sectors of textiles and clothing, leather, footwear and furniture covering the following countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom (target countries).
The handbooks will be prepared in 13 target countries languages and should be developed in a way which will be adaptable to the needs of other sectors facing similar counterfeiting and piracy problems.
To disseminate the handbooks in a series of awareness-raising seminars on the protection of intellectual property rights in the countries covered by the handbooks.
MODULE 2 = WP 13 Sectoral IPR awareness action
Innovaccess is a constituent part of the IP-BASE project which is financed by the CIP Programme, DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission
www.innovaccess.eu
Partners :1) University of Alicante – coordinator of WP 13,
Agnieszka Turynska – WP Leader2) Sectoral organizations: CETTEMSA, EURATEX 3) NPOs: BPO, UPV, INPI (FR), DPMA, OBI, HPO, UIBM, UPRP,
INPI (PT), OSIM, OEPM, UKPTONPO Lithuania with the observer status
Subcontractors :1) COTANCE – European Leather Association, 2) UEA – European Furniture Manufacturers Federation 3) CITEVE – Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industries of
Portugal 4) Subcontracted experts: Mrs. Vilma Misiukoniene and Dr. Roya Ghafele
WP 13 Participants
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Analysis of the needs and situations of the SMEs from sectors of
textiles and clothing footwear, leather and furniture in the field of IPR
Development of the backbone of the Handbooks (one common
backbone for all 4 sectoral Handbooks) and defining its final structure
Drafting of sub-sections, compilation and translation of the Handbooks
Printing and dissemination of Handbooks
Organisation of awareness-raising seminars
Quality Control, monitoring and Reports
Main tasks
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Main Deliverables
Deliverable Deadline
Very first draft of the Handbooks backbone and report from the
feedback received
01/2008
Report from the meeting in Brussels with main stakeholders and
EC services
02/2008
Setting up the Advisory Committee 02/2008
Sector analysis report 05/2008
Backbone and final structure of the Handbooks 09/2008
Final revised Handbooks in English for sectors of textiles and clothing, leather, footwear and furniture
03/2009
Handbooks translated into target countries languages 04/2009
Handbooks printed and made available on CD ROMs 04- 05/2009
Awareness Seminars Reports and feedback questionnaires From 05/2009 on
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27 bodies involved
Main organisations:
International Trademarks Associations (INTA), UEAPME, Union de
Fabricant, European Furniture Retailers Associations (FENA),
European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC), European
Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), CTCP (Portugal),
International Council of Tanners, European Trade Union Federation
(ETUF:TCL), representatives from the European Commission (DG
MARKT; TRADE; TAXUD).
WP 13 Advisory Committee
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Around180 questionnaires analysed(not all of them were fully filled
in):– 101 from Textiles and Clothing– 16 from Leather– 31 from Footwear– 32 from Furniture
Majority of responses were received from SMEs, then National
Sectoral Associations, Sectoral Research Centres and Large
companies.
Analysis of the SMEs needs
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Analysis of the SMEs needs –results 1Main markets Main competitors Counterfeiting
experienceCounterfeiting subject
Overall Europe,China, US, Russia, India, Japan, Vietnam, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Australia, South Africa, Canada
Within Europe,China, US, India, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Japan, Brazil
China, US, India, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, Israel;Europe: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, UK
design fabrics, product design, technical textiles, clothing accessories, active textiles, army fabrics,Leather goods (bags), labelling, logos, copying products and using the same names, furniture, lightening appliances, copies of trademark and designs, footwear soles, footwear design, shoes’ models, etc.
Innovaccess is a constituent part of the IP-BASE project which is financed by the CIP Programme, DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission
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Analysis of the SMEs needs – results 2
Counterfeiting as a major loss
Counterfeiting awareness
Counterfeiting info sources
IPR awareness
IPR info sources
IPR protection means
86 – “Yes”45 – “I do not know”37 – “No”
74 Average42 High 47 Low
Lawyers – 55Sectoral Assoc. – 42Chambers – 16Internet – 16Police – 11Customs – 0 NPO – 0
96 Average38 High46 Low
Attorneys - 76NPO – 66Internet - 46Chambers – 26EPO – 25OHIM – 12WIPO - 1None – 3
Trademarks – 115(all sectors but furniture the highest number)Design – 93 (furniture sector the highest number)Patent - 46Copyrights - 33Informal rights - 29
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Part I: Overview of the sector concerned
Part II: What you should know about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as an SME
Part III: Ways of protecting your innovation in different countries – country specific information III A - Protection of your innovation generated by the
Industrial Property Rights III B - Protection of your idea which emerges automatically
Pre-final Handbooks backbone – 1
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Part IV: Ways to deal with infringements – country specific information
Part V Protection in the European Union (European dimension) and beyond (International dimension)
Part VI. Create value with your IPR
Thank you for attention
Pre-final Handbooks backbone – 2
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