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.
![Horizon IP Scan](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2022-05/Horizon_IPScan_visual_general.png?itok=I6b41Wnb)
Free
Protecting your ideas
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Horizon IP Scan service
Horizon IP Scan is a tailored, free-of-charge, first-line IP support service provided by the Europea...
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Free
Legal and regulatory support
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eSearch plus
Search trade marks, designs, owners, representatives, bulletins and EUIPO decisions in one single ap...
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![SME FUND](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2023-03/SME%20FUND%20PHOTO.png?itok=FgrV5EJY)
Free
Funding and Investment
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SME Fund
Get financial support for intellectual property (IP) applications and IP Scan.
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BG
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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...
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FR
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Free
Funding and Investment
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SME risk management: sustainability
How to mitigate sustainability risks and turn them into business opportunities.
Private Organisation
EN
Other
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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
![Cyberscan](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2022-03/GettyImages-477989610.jpg?itok=IPtMAT9C)
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.
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EN
Other
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Free
Protecting your ideas
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WIPO Madrid Application Assistant
The Madrid Application Assistant is an electronic version of the official MM2 form that you must use...
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FR
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Free
Protecting your ideas
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EU Plant variety database
The database offers a search tool for all the agricultural and vegetable plant varieties whose seed...
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