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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Protecting your ideas
ideeSCAN for SMEs in Belgium
Discover how to protect your idea in the Belgium by completing a short questionnaire.
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Protecting your ideas
ideeSCAN for SMEs in the Netherlands
Discover how to protect your idea in the Netherlands by completing a short questionnaire.
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NL
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Protecting your ideas
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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Protecting your ideas
Easy Filing
E-filing form for European trade marks, designed especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (...
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Funding and Investment
SME Fund
Get financial support for intellectual property (IP) applications and IP Scan.
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Protecting your ideas
Cost calculator for the protection of intellectual property
Cost calculator for the protection of intellectual property (IP) created by the Netherlands Patent O...
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NL
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Protecting your ideas
EU Plant variety database
The database offers a search tool for all the agricultural and vegetable plant varieties whose seed...
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EN
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Protecting your ideas
Espacenet
Espacenet offers free access to worldwide information about inventions and technical developments.
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Protecting your ideas
GIview
A database that allows users to search for Geographical Indications (GIs) across the European Union ...
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