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Robert SandersEBN (European Business & Innovation Centre Network)

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Main aim of ip4inno

The main aim of ip4inno is to increase understanding and usage of IP by SMEs, with a view to increasing innovation and competitiveness in line with the goals

of the Lisbon Agenda.

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Ip4inno targets

ip4inno is aimed principally at SMEs through training staff (“train the trainers”) in entities supporting those, such as Technology Transfer Offices and

other institutions involved in the innovation process

(e.g. Chambers of Commerce, Innovation Agencies, Business Advisory Bodies, Incubators, etc.)

The project to continue, develop and expand following the initial 2-year period.

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Main outcomes of the project

• clear picture of the SMEs needs and training needs of the target group

• training for specific target groups in the protection and exploitation of IP and IP management

• exchange and dissemination of information and good practices, incl. training packages within several European countries

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Project details

• EC Funding programme: FP6 Research and Innovation• Project type: INNO Action

• Project start: 1 January 2007• Duration: 2 years• Budget: 4 mil. EUR (up to 50% financed by the EC)

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Project Organisation: Work Packages

WP1: Consortium & technical project co-ordination and management

WP2: Joint study and analysis of SMEs needs WP3: Development of the CESM (Common European

Support Mechanism); information disseminationWP4: Gathering training material & completing training

packagesWP5: Train the trainersWP6: Pilot regional training scheme for multipliersWP7: Evaluation report by trainers

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Ip4inno Management structure

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Ip4inno configuration of the action

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Ip4inno calendar

M1 – January 2007M24 – December 2008

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Project partners (all public entities)• Consortium of 19 partners (NPOs, European network coordinator,

national/regional innovation centers, educational and research establishments):

EPO IPO Croatia Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

Hungarian PO Turkish Patent Institute IEEPI

INPI Portugal DKPTO METUTECH (TR)

PRH Finland EBN Fundación EOI

OEPM Funditec (ES) UPM (ES)

INPI France IWT Flanders University of Alicante

CRP Henry Tudor

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Ip4inno Training events so far…

•47 training events already organised (61 planned)

•563 participants

•Modules most requested: 3A - Patent Information4A - Commercialisation

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Ip4inno Module 1 and 2 Topics

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Patent basics

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Unregistered IP

- abstract, description, drawings, claims,

- filing, search, publication, examination "A" & "B", grant, renewals

- National; EPO; PCT; costs

- role of the patent attorney

- Utility models; Plant varieties

- copyright: what it does and does not protect; infringement; collective licensing societies

- database right

- software

- "reputation" and common law trade marks

- unregistered designs

- semiconductor topography right

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Other Industrial Property mo

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"Soft IP"- trade marks, RTMs, OHIM, Madrid Protocol, PGIs; domain names

- Designs, OHIM

- Know-how, trade secrecy, confidentiality

- Restrictive covenants

- "First Mover Advantage"

- "business methods"

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mo

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Patent Info

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Commercialisation

- technical information

- commercial intelligence

- classification schemes

- decision-making

- patent-mapping

- different database providers

- licensing-in & -out

- contracts; ownership

- spin-outs

- selling & buying technology

- valuing IP; accounting for IP

- patent strategies

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Espacenet Tutorial mo

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Building a business-ECLA; ICP ed.8-keywords; searching-interpreting results

- drafting a business plan

- sources of finance

- marketing innovation

Ip4inno Module 3 and 4 Topics

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mo

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Enforcement mo

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Issues by Sector

- Mediation and ADR

- Litigation; infringement & revocation

- counterfeiting & piracy

- Software & telecomms

- Biotech

- Creative industries

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Problem Workshops mo

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How to get IP information, awareness and training to SMEs. "Selling the message"

- several fictional IP problems in a business scenario to test the knowledge of the audience

Ip4inno Module 5 and 6 Topics

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Questions?

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http://www.ebn.eu

http://www.ip4inno.eu

http://www.proinno-europe.eu

More about Ip4inno on….

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Robert SANDERSHead of European ProjectsEBN (European Business & Innovation Centre Network)

Avenue de Tervueren, 168 bte 25 B - 1150 Bruxelles Direct Line + 32 2 761 10 85

Tel: + 32 2 772 89 00 Fax: + 32 2 772 95 74 E-mail: [email protected]

My contact….

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Thanks for your attention


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