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Value Intellectual Property for SMEs

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Objective

The main goal of the VIP4SME project is to sustainably enhance Intellectual Property (IP) support services to SMEs in order to allow them to understand the value of the intellectual capital they create and own, and to define strategies and management practices allowing them to better turn this capital into commercial values and competitiveness. This challenge will be jointly addressed by 31 National Intellectual Property Offices (NIPOs) from EU member states and countries participating in Horizon2020 together with 22 local partners working in close cooperation with NIPOs and which are mostly business support providers (BSPs) having easy access to their local SMEs. Synergies with other IP stakeholders and especially international organisations (EPO, OHIM, Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, WIPO) will be created. Training contents, tools and IP support services specifically designed and corresponding to identified needs of SMEs will be adapted or newly created, managed and made available to all project partners, in order to serve the improvement of IP support in all participating countries. Through an implementation plan, defining quantitative objectives for each country, and a project organisation supporting all participants in the practical implementation of new IP training and IP services, it will be ensured that at least 3,500 SMEs will be reached by high value IP support activities. Communication activities, including via the joint innovaccess.eu website, will be either targeted toward the diffusion of specific information such as cross-boarder IP information and other relevant information on the business use of IP, or toward promotion of the services and activities made available by the VIP4SME project and benefiting directly SMEs.

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Topic(s)

INNOSUP-3-2014 - IPorta 2

Call for proposal

H2020-INNOSUP-2014-3

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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

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Coordinator

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Address

Hansastrasse 27c
80686 Munchen

Germany

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Research Organisations

EU Contribution

€ 786 701,02

Website

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Participants (19)

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BUSINESS UPPER AUSTRIA - OO WIRTSCHAFTSAGENTUR GMBH

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 141 712,50

DEUTSCHES PATENT- UND MARKENAMT

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 199 977,36

LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Luxembourg

EU Contribution

€ 7 815,80

PATENT OG VAREMAERKESTYRELSEN

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 95 256,25

MITTETULUNDUSUHING EESTI INTELLEKTUAALOMANDI JA TEHNOLOOGIASIIRDE KESKUS

Estonia

EU Contribution

€ 22 956,28

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA PROPRIETE INDUSTRIELLE

France

EU Contribution

€ 249 677,36

ASSOCIATIONS FRANCAISE DES POLES DE COMPETITIVITE

France

EU Contribution

€ 139 112,50

HELLENIC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION

Greece

EU Contribution

€ 46 536,25

IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS

Greece

EU Contribution

€ 534 749,58

DRZAVNI ZAVOD ZA INTELEKTUALNO VLASNISTVO

Croatia

EU Contribution

€ 30 000

SZELLEMI TULAJDON NEMZETI HIVATALA

Hungary

EU Contribution

€ 41 738,10

Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Venezia Rovigo Delta - Lagunare

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 429 783,34

VIESOJI ISTAIGA LIETUVOS INOVACIJU CENTRAS

Lithuania

EU Contribution

€ 45 984

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DA PROPRIEDADE INDUSTRIAL

Portugal

EU Contribution

€ 10 587,50

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Serbia

EU Contribution

€ 28 350

CENTRUM VEDECKO TECHNICKYCH INFORMACII SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY

Slovakia

EU Contribution

€ 78 597,75

TURK PATENT ENSTITUSU

Turkey

EU Contribution

€ 47 540

THE PATENT OFFICE

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 30 050

TECHDEVCO LAB OU

Estonia

EU Contribution

€ 31 766,41

Project information

VIP4SME

Grant agreement ID: 641012

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

15 December 2015
End date

14 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.3.

Overall budget:

€ 3 012 506,19
EU contribution

€ 2 998 892

Coordinated by:

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - VIP4SME (Value Intellectual Property for SMEs)

Reporting period: 2015-12-15 to 2017-12-14

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Value Intellectual Property for SMEs – VIP4SME

Intellectual Property (IP) is the essential basis for innovation and technology leadership. But often Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) do not know how to deal in a efficient and effective way with their IP, especially when it comes to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) or general IP management issues and strategic decisions. Often SMEs don’t have the time and resources to learn about all the relevant IP issues for their daily work. In the long run this lack of knowledge and information can lead to a loss of competitive advantages on a global stage as well as to the loss of technology leadership for SMEs. As they represent more than 98% of European businesses, SMEs need to be helped to access the information and training opportunities about European and national patent systems as well as IP management issues in order to increase their ability to protect and market their IP. This will sustainable strengthen Europe’s competitive position.

Therefore the main goal of the VIP4SME project is to sustainably enhance IP support services to SMEs in order to allow them to better understand the value of the intellectual capital they create, own and exploit. Objective is to assist SMEs to define strategies and management practices allowing them to better use and commercialise their intellectual capital. This challenge will be jointly addressed by 29 National Intellectual Property Offices (NIPOs) from EU member states and countries participating in Horizon2020 together with 20 business support providers (BSPs) having a close network to local SMEs partners and work in close cooperation with the NIPOs involved. Synergies with other IP stakeholders and especially international organisations (EPO, EUIPO, WIPO) will be created.

Training contents, tools and IP support services specifically designed and corresponding to identified needs of SMEs will be adapted or newly created, managed and made available to all project partners via the VIP4SME Wiki in order to serve the improvement of IP support in all participating countries. By the use of the VIP4SME IP ToolBox various support services and activities for SMEs will be launched in all participating European countries and are publicly available via http://www.innovaccess.eu to the public. Interests IP experts not actively participating in VIP4SME can get access to the tools in the VIP4SME IP ToolBox and used them for their own purposes to further improve impact of the project.
In order to serve the improvement of IP support in all participating countries an implementation plan has been worked out, defining quantitative objectives for each country. A project organisation has been established to support all VIP4SME participants in the practical implementation of new IP trainings and IP services. Those measures aim to ensure that a huge number of SMEs will be reached by high value IP support activities:
1.200 SMEs in Info Days
600 SMEs in Advanced / Thematic IP workshops
600 SMEs in Trainings on the upgraded and new IP tools
300 Intermediaries in Trainings on the upgraded and new IP tools
1660 SMEs in one to one Pilot Actions / IP Support Services
To spread information on events and services again the well-known European portal http://www.innovaccess.eu is used, developed as a European network of NIPOs now serving as VIP4SME project website.

Project coordinator
Dr. Thomas Fischer
Thomas.Fischer@iao.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

VIP4SME project logo

VIP4SME team @ kickoff Brussels 09.03.2016

VIP4SME Steering Commitee 29.11.2016 Venice - Udo Gennari and Project Coordinator Dr. Thomas Fischer

VIP4SME Steering Commitee 29.11.2016 Venice - Video message Daniel Gassmann EASME

VIP4SME project logo with title

Project information

VIP4SME

Grant agreement ID: 641012

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

15 December 2015
End date

14 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.3.

Overall budget:

€ 3 012 506,19
EU contribution

€ 2 998 892

Coordinated by:

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Project website updated

Project website updated (task 3.2)

Project leaflet

Project leaflet (task 3.3)

Press kit

Press kit (task 3.3)

Other (4)

1st set of IP tools

First set of selected IP tools (at least 3 tools, either basic or advanced) (task 1.3)

2nd set of IP training modules

Second set of selected IP training modules (at least 7 training modules) (task 1.2)

1st set of IP training modules

First set of selected IP training modules (at least 3 training modules) (task 1.2)

2nd set of IP tools

Second set of selected IP tools (at least 7 tools, either basic or advanced) (task 1.3)

Documents, reports (11)

Annual report 2 on awareness events

Annual report on awareness events - year two (task 2.3)

Reports on communication actions (1)

Reports on communication actions (8) to existing platforms and institutions (including e.g. documents addressed, number of target reached, potential outcomes, list of platforms linked to VIP4SME website, etc.) (task 3.1)

Annual report 1 on training

Annual report 1 on training (task 2.4)

Annual reports on transnational events (2)

Annual reports on transnational events [at least 2 for each year – totally 8] (including e.g. communication elements, indicators on number of participants and potential outcomes, etc.) (task 3.1)

Annual report 3 on awareness events

Annual report on awareness events - year three (task 2.3)

Annual report 1 on awareness events

Annual report on awareness events - year one (task 2.3)

Annual report 2 on training

Annual report 2 on training (task 2.4)

Assessment report on SME's needs

Assessment report on SME's needs (with input for WP1 and WP4) (task 2.2)

Synthesis report 1 on IP tools

Synthesis report on IP tools and services assessment and recommendations (task 2.5)

Annual reports on transnational events (3)

Annual reports on transnational events [at least 2 for each year – totally 8] (including e.g. communication elements, indicators on number of participants and potential outcomes, etc.) (task 3.1)

Annual reports on transnational events (1)

Annual reports on transnational events [at least 2 for each year – totally 8] (including e.g. communication elements, indicators on number of participants and potential outcomes, etc.) (task 3.1)

Publications

Publications not available

Project information

VIP4SME

Grant agreement ID: 641012

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

15 December 2015
End date

14 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.3.

Overall budget:

€ 3 012 506,19
EU contribution

€ 2 998 892

Coordinated by:

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Project information

VIP4SME

Grant agreement ID: 641012

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

15 December 2015
End date

14 December 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.3.

Overall budget:

€ 3 012 506,19
EU contribution

€ 2 998 892

Coordinated by:

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

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Last update: 2 August 2019

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