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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)
SME SCOREBOARD 2016
IPR users
Type of IP protection measures used
IPR USAGE
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Alternative protection measures
(i.e. Internet domain names,
trade secrets)
National Trade Mark
European Union
Trade Mark
Patent
IPR users
Reasons for registering an IPR
IPR USAGE
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Prevent copying
79% 74% 73% Better legal
certainty Increases value
and image
IPR users
Perceived impact of IPR registration
IPR USAGE
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Very positive / positive
No impact Very negative / negative
Don’t know
Micro Small Medium
No IPR users
TOP 3 - Reasons for not taking any measures to protect their innovations
IPR USAGE
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Micro Small Medium
I don’t see any benefits in protecting innovations
I do not have enough knowledge
Procedures are too costly
39% 34% 31%
17% 15% 10%
12% 9% 8%
IPR users
No IPR users
Familiarity with IPR among SMEs
SUPPORTING SMEs IN RELATION TO IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Low
Micro
Small
Medium
Micro
Small
Medium
Medium High Low Medium High
Current sources of information on IPR registration
SUPPORTING SMEs IN RELATION TO IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
IPR users
Outside private counsel
55% 48% 22% Internet National IP
Offices
IPR users
No IPR users
SMEs who showed interest in receiving information on IPR
SUPPORTING SMEs IN RELATION TO IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Micro
Small
Medium
Micro
Small
Medium
IPR users
No IPR users
Preferred sources of information about IPR
SUPPORTING SMEs IN RELATION TO IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Micro
Small
Medium
Micro
Small
Medium
Internet / Social Media
IP office Internet /
Social Media IP office
No IPR users
Conditions under which SMEs would consider registering IPR
SUPPORTING SMEs IN RELATION TO IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Micro Small Medium
Certitude of adequate protection
Easier to take legal action
Easier to understand
32% 30% 29%
31% 30% 28%
31% 28% 26%
IPR users
Type of IP protection measures used
IPR USAGE
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Simplification and shortening of procedures
Better access to IPR
databases
Reduction of costs or financial
support
TOP 3 measures with high effectiveness
IPR users
Percentage of SMEs who declared having suffered infringement
ENFORCEMENT OF IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Yes No Don’t know
Micro Small Medium
IPR users
Most common means to fight IPR infringement
ENFORCEMENT OF IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Micro Small Medium
Bilateral negotiations Court procedures Mediation
51% 40% 37%
40% 32% 27%
25% 18% 16%
who experienced infringement
IPR users
Problems related to court procedures
ENFORCEMENT OF IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Court fees too expensive
Too lengthy Lawyers' fees too expensive
Main reasons to refrain from court procedures who previously used
court procedures
IPR users
Areas of improvement in the court procedures
ENFORCEMENT OF IPR
ATTITUDES TO IP ACROSS EUROPE
Quicker procedure
s
Special procedures and mechanisms for IPR litigation
Less expensive procedures
Main areas who previously used
court procedures
81% 66% 66%
