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

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


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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


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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.


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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

Documents

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