Intellectual Property as a Business Asset: New Special by the European IPR Helpdesk
The Special entitled “Intellectual Property as a Business Asset” features an interview and guest article by IP expert Dr Roya Ghafele and can be found online: https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/ip-highlights/ip-special-IP-as-business-asset While the interview focuses on general concerns related to IP in the knowledge-based economy, including some practical tips for SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups, the article is particularly dedicated to the Internet of Things as a prototypical technology space where SMEs, universities and their spin-offs can constitute a fruitful innovation system. In this regard, Dr Roya Ghafele highlights the advantages of a so-called Open Innovation paradigm, which is particularly important in the context of Horizon 2020 projects seeking to promote pan-European exchange. About the European IPR Helpdesk The European IPR Helpdesk is a project funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement No 641474. It supports cross-border SME and research activities to manage, diffuse and valorise technologies and other IP rights and IP assets at an EU level. Offering a broad range of informative material, a Helpline service for direct IP support, and on-site and online training, the European IPR Helpdesk's main goal is to support IP capacity building along the full scale of IP practices: from awareness to strategic use and successful exploitation. This IP competencies empowerment focuses on EU SMEs, participants and candidates in EU-funded projects, and EU innovation stakeholders for an increased diffusion of IP into the EU innovation ecosystem. The support provided by the European IPR Helpdesk should not be considered as of a legal or advisory nature. For further information and full legal disclaimer, please refer to: http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu
Keywords
Innovation, Intellectual Property, Open Innovation, Business, SMEs, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things
Countries
Germany, Luxembourg