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European Framework Programme for R&I - Innovation Fund Synergies Workshop
This event is organised by the EU Commission DG Climate Action and Research and Innovation and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
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Intellectual property (IP) in biotechnology
This EU webinar is offered by the European IP Helpdesk.
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Paris, France
Training Impact – monitoring impact for incubators and entrepreneurs’ networks
This training event is organised by ANIMA Investment Network.
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Learning about patents - Finland
This webinar is organised by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH).
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Fostering Cyber Resilience for SMEs
This hybrid event is organised by the European DIGITAL SME Alliance.
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Hybrid
Brno Industry 4.0 | 2023
This hybrid conference is organised by the Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Lille, France
IRTC Conference 2023: raw materials for a sustainable future
Thisevent is organised by European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) RawMaterials.
Online
The Importance of intellectual property (IP) for SMEs
This EU webinar is offered by the European IP Helpdesk.
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Barcelona, Spain
EBAN Impact Summit and Galactica Final Event
Join the first ever edition of the EBAN Impact Summit and the Galactica Final Event for free!
Online
Intellectual property (IP) commercialisation and licensing
This EU webinar is offered by the European IP Helpdesk.
News View all news
February 08, 2023Protecting your ideas
The very visible value of intangible assets: why IP valuation matters
The protection of intellectual property (IP) is crucial to individual creators, inventors, designers, and companies alike.
February 07, 2023Benefits of IP
Tuesday webinars at EUIPO - February 2023
The EUIPO organises webinars than can help SMEs undestand and protect their intellectual property rights.
February 02, 2023Benefits of IP
IP infringement a major threat to EU SMEs
Infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) is a major risk for the profitability and survival of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
January 31, 2023Benefits of IP
Cultural heritage through the IP lens
A concise article on cultural heritage and intellectual property (IP).
January 25, 2023Protecting your ideas
SME Fund 2023 – call for applications is open!
The new SME Fund 2023 is now launched.
January 20, 2023Benefits of IP
Ideas Powered SME Fund 2022 : outcomes and results
Concise article on the outcomes and results of the SME Fund 2022.
January 16, 2023Benefits of IP
Intellectual property in major sports events
Short article on the interwined relation of Intellectual property and sports.
January 12, 2023Benefits of IP
Tuesday webinars at EUIPO - January 2023
The EUIPO organises webinars than can help SMEs undestand and protect their intellectual property rights.
January 03, 2023Protecting your ideas
DesignEuropa Awards 2023 – Applications for SMEs now open!
The DesignEuropa Awards 2023 application process is open until 10 March 2023.
December 21, 2022Benefits of IP
Corfu becomes Greece’s third ‘Authenticity’
On 7 December 2022 the municipality of Corfu became the third certified Greek ‘Authenticity’.
December 19, 2022Benefits of IP
IP enforcement: 31% increase in number of infringing goods detained in the EU
The EU enforcement of intellectual property rights report was just released.
December 13, 2022Benefits of IP
Revised Regulation and Directive on designs
The Designs Directive and Community Design Regulation, originally created twenty years ago, are currently being revised.
Articles View all
Nov 21, 2022
Benefits of IP
What if one day it became possible for us to live and interact in a single, virtual world that was just like our physical one, save for it being – indeed – immaterial? There is probably no need to look too far ahead. This is the concept behind something that is already very ‘real’: the metaverse.
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Nov 16, 2022
Entrepreneurship
French scientist, Anna Vanderbruggen, whom the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) RawMaterials nominated, has won the prestigious EIT Change Award for her pioneering work on graphite recycling. Her solution enables European recyclers to recover tonnes of graphite needed for lithium-ion batteries to power renewable energy technologies across the continent.
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Jun 27, 2022
Benefits of IP
The link between block chain technology and intellectual property protection rights.
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