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

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

Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation

Raquel Fernandez Horcajada (PO Unit 3)European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

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11 EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation) EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation)

22 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

33 The IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)The IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)

EACI’s remit:

EIP

CIP

EACI’s remit:

EIP

CIP

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22 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

11 EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation)EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation)

33 The IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)The IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN):the World largest TTT network

• > 20 years of experience (EICs & IRCs)

• 370 million € CIP (2008- 2014)

• 582 business intermediaries

• 47 countries

• > 3.000 staff providing specialised services to SMEs

Partnership Services

EEN Brokerage Event, September 2009

2009 :

Partnership proposals produced/disseminated: 11.500 SMEs participating to brokerage events: 15.000 Signed partnership agreements: 1.525

Company assessmentCompany

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Brokerage Event/ Company MissionBrokerage Event/ Company Mission

Expression of Interest

Expression of Interest

Assistance in negotiation

Assistance in negotiation

Partnership agreementPartnership agreement

ProfilesProfiles

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1. Company assessment

2. Partnership profiles

3. Brokerage events/ Company Mission

4. Expression of Interest

5. Assistance in negotiation

6. Partnership agreementIP services: commercial exploitation

IP services: IP audit, IP valuation, IP protection

IP services: confidentiality..

IP services: IP licensing…

IP in the lifecycle of PAs:

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33 The EEN & IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk) The EEN & IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)

11 EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation)EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation)

22 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

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)

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)

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@ec.europa.eu

Please visit the EEN website

www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu

Thank you for your attention !

Raquel Fernandez HorcajadaExecutive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)Raquel.fernandez-horcajada@ec.europa.eu

http://ec.europa.eu/eaci/ip_en.htm

Click on the region of your interest and contact your EEN counterpart !!

Please visit the IPeuropAware project website

http://ipeuropaware.eu/

Thank you for your attention !

Raquel Fernandez HorcajadaExecutive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)Raquel.fernandez-horcajada@ec.europa.eu

http://ec.europa.eu/eaci/ip_en.htm