European IPR Helpdesk

European IPR Helpdesk Services

European IPR Helpdesk Jörg Scherer CEO Eurice GmbH IP Training Event „From Invention to Innovation“ Oxford, 11-09-2014

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EU IPR Helpdesk: Target Groups & General Objectives

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General Objectives

The European IPR Helpdesk aims at:

raising awareness of the value of intellectual assets and of the necessity to secure and manage them

empowering and developing capacities to deal with IP assets and related management

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Who can use our services?

The European IPR Helpdesk is the official IP service initiative of the European Commission addressing:

Beneficiaries of EU-funded programmes

Current and potential participants in EU-funded projects such as FP7, CIP, Horizon 2020, COSME.

EU SMEs involved in cross-border innovation activities within EU, negotiating

transnational business partnerships, going abroad

Multipliers and intermediaries (e.g. EEN members, NCPs, business organisations, TTOs, chambers of commerce)

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How can the EU IPR Helpdesk assist participants in H2020?

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Services

Bulletin

Newsletter

Training

Helpline

Awareness Raising

Publications

Website

All of our services are offered free of

charge.

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Website & Publications (library)

• Fact Sheets to help participants becoming familiar with H2020 rules and best practices:

a) IP Management in H2020 at project proposal

b) IP Management in H2020 at grant preparation

c) IP Management in H2020 at the project implementation and conclusion

• Model Agreements (Non-disclosure Agreement and MoU for H2020 to use at project proposal)

• Links to useful documents (e.g. model consortium agreement)

• Fact Sheet: Open access to publications and data in Horizon 2020 ( FAQ)

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Website & Publications

• Information on exploitation of results? we have clear and practical fact sheets on

a) Exploitation channels for public research results

b) Non-disclosure agreement

c) Licence agreement

d) Assignment agreement

e) Joint ventures

f) Spin-offs

g) Internal product development

• Events & news

• Case Studies

• Glossary & FAQs

• Bulletin

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Intellectual Property rules

Guide

to IP in

Horizon 2020

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Helpline

• Personalised answers to individual questions within three working days and free-of-charge

• First-line support (participants are advised to get professional legal support if needed for further procedures)

• Straightforward and user-friendly service provided in English

• Deals with a wide range of IP and IPRs topics

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• Understandable for non-legal experts and business oriented

• Topics related to H2020 (non-exhaustive):

Revision of MoU and non-disclosure agreements

Analysis of plans on exploitation and IP in proposal phase

Potential routes for commercial exploitation of IP

Eligibility of costs for innovation-related activities (i.e. IP search, patent filing, licences)

Questions on interpretation of IP clauses in the grant agreement and other agreements

Revision of consortium agreements

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Some examples of questions received…

• Is protection of results mandatory in all cases?

• How can I protect my ideas, inventorship/authorship and ownership rights if I participate in a EU funded project through my University ?

• Should we still include a Plan for Use and dissemination in H2020 proposal?

• Does our draft consortium agreement comply with EU funded rules?

• Is there an obligation to disseminate results which qualify as industrial and trade secrets?

• If our SME became partner in a Horizon 2020 project, would it be the owner of the project results?

• What are the main elements of an exploitation strategie/draft business plan to be developed?

Call us at +352 - 25 22 33 – 333 or send an email to service@iprhelpdesk.eu

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Training offer to support H2020 participants

Webinars focusing on formal aspects (IP rules in GA/CA) and/or strategic aspects of IP management and exploitation planning

On-site events (organised/on-demand); i.e with a focus on specific technology fields/branches

Participation in Proposer days, Brokerage events, Fairs ..

Close co-operation with NCPs, EEN…

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Training: Advanced IP Support

• Growing demand for training focused on exploitation strategies and business opportunities within FP7/H2020.

Development of new modules

Cooperation with external experts to meet training request in highly specific fields

• In 2014 (Jan-June) provision of 15 on-site training events/ 8 webinars with 1,600 participants in total all over Europe

• Most attractive training modules:

“IP in EU-funded projects”

“Impact and Innovation in H2020”

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Upcoming related Events

„From invention to innovation“

Strategies for successful exploitation of Horizon 2020 results

Budapest (13/14 November)

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Further training in 2014 „IP for Business“ (in cooperation with EPO)

What?

IP Commercialisation

Business Planning around IP

Open Innovation

When/Where?

19/09 San Sebastian, Spain

02/10 Split, Croatia

29/10 Istanbul, Turkey

tbc Patras, Greece

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Webinars & Educational Clips

• Regular courses

• Registration on our website

• Open to everyone interested in enhancing their knowledge of IP/IPR

• Easy handling

• Duration: 60 minutes & 15 minutes “Q&A”

New webinars this year focusing on exploitation of results!

www.iprhelpdesk.eu/events

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Awareness Raising

• Participation in stakeholder/target group events (e. g. brokerage & information events)

• Professional presentation (i.e. information booth, plenary presentation, workshops)

• Provision of promotional material and information packages

• Contribution to partner newsletters & websites

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Cooperation

• Cooperating with stakeholders involved in IPR and promotion of innovation in order to foster synergies (EEN, WIPO, EPO, OHIM, National Patent Offices...)

• Liaising with European business associations and

other stakeholders with the purpose to foster partnerships and reach more SMEs

• Networking through LinkedIn and Twitter

• Joint activities with other Innovation Support Initiatives (i.e. FitforHealth, CEN/CENELEC, ESIC services)

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The Ambassador Scheme: increasing outreach to SMEs • Cooperation between the European IPR

Helpdesk and the Enterprise Europe Network

• Exchange and feedback from Ambassadors on needs/interests of SMEs

• Better understanding of the target group

• Translation of materials

• Publication of new case studies

• Training to IP skilled staff of the Enterprise Europe Network

Mutually beneficial and an essential means to raise the awareness among

SMEs.

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Other IPR Helpdesks

The China IPR SME Helpdesk supports European Union (EU)

small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to both protect and enforce their

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in or relating to China, through the provision of free

information and services.

www.china-iprhelpdesk.eu

The MERCOSUR IPR SME Helpdesk offers free of charge, first-line support on IP and IPR matters that aims to facilitate

the expansion of European SMEs already established at, or

working with entities in Mercosur and Chile as well as those potentially interested in establishing commercial and

R&D activities and ventures in these countries.

www.mercosur-iprhelpdesk.eu

The ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk supports European

Union (EU) small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to

manage, protect and enforce their Intellectual Property (IP) rights in or relating to ASEAN, through the provision of free, first-line advice, information

and training.

www.asean-iprhelpdesk.eu

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Thank you

We look forward to getting in touch with you!

For questions and general IP advice, please contact our Helpline team:

service@iprhelpdesk.eu

Phone +352 25 22 33-333 (Helpline)

Fax + 352 25 22 33-334 (Helpline)

www.iprhelpdesk.eu

For questions on this presentation, please send an email:

catarina.araujo@iprhelpdesk.eu

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Disclaimer/Legal Notice The European IPR Helpdesk is managed by the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), with policy guidance provided by the European Commission’s Enterprise and Industry Directorate - General. Even though this fact sheet has been developed with the financial support of the EU, the positions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EASME or the European Commission. Please see our full disclaimer at www.iprhelpdesk.eu.