Tools
In this section, find trusted tools to grow your business at national, European and global levels in the areas of: finance and funding, protecting your idea, business/trade support and legal regulatory support. Use the filters to find the most helpful tool for you under the available categories.
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Free
Funding and Investment
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SME Fund
Get financial support for intellectual property (IP) applications and IP Scan.
Public Organisation
BG
CS
DA
DE
EL
EN
ES
FI
FR
HR
IT
LT
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SK
SL
SV
Other
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Free
Legal and regulatory support
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Greek National Patent Register
Online database of patents and industrial designs registered in Greece.
Public Organisation
EL
EN
Free
Business / Trade support
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Africa IP SME Helpdesk Country Factsheets
Up-to-date, country by country intellectual property (IP) guides of Africa developed for EU small an...
Public Organisation
EN
FR
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Free
Legal and regulatory support
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How to protect your company from counterfeiting
The Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Guide helps you to create your own anti-counterfeiting strategy a...
Public Organisation
EN
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Free
Protecting your ideas
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IP searches in Portugal
Searches on IP Rights in Portugal.
Public Organisation
EN
PT
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Free
Business / Trade support
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Suomi.fi Web Service
The Suomi.fi Web Service provides information and services for different situations and stages of a ...
Public Organisation
EN
FI
SV
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Free
Funding and Investment
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Plumtri
Plumtri is a platform that serves as a tool for R&I stakeholders in the Mediterranean region.
Public Organisation
EN
MT
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Free
Legal and regulatory support
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Access2Markets
A trade assistant tool provided by the European Commission, to be used when exporting from the EU or...
Public Organisation
EN
Other
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Free
Business / Trade support
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WHOIS .eu domain name search
Check the availability of a .eu domain name using the WHOIS search tool.
Public Organisation
EN
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