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.
![ideescan logo](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2023-08/ideescan-logo_3.png?itok=Jm7VPyQL)
Free
Protecting your ideas
![benelux office for intellectual property logo](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_platform_logo/public/2023-08/BOIP_LIGGEND_LOGO_EN_RGB.png?itok=otyepFp2)
ideeSCAN for SMEs in Belgium
Discover how to protect your idea in the Belgium by completing a short questionnaire.
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![In een paar minuten direct uitgebreid resultaat gratis en vrijblijvend. Groene button doe de ideeSCAN.](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2023-08/Ideescan%20display%20afbeelding%20vierkant%20%284%29_2.jpg?itok=_ALFk33b)
Free
Protecting your ideas
![benelux bureau voor de intellectuele eigendom logo](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_platform_logo/public/2023-08/BOIP_LIGGEND_LOGO_NL_RGB_1.png?itok=9Rm_EE7q)
ideeSCAN for SMEs in the Netherlands
Discover how to protect your idea in the Netherlands by completing a short questionnaire.
Public Organisation
NL
![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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![Cyberscan](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2022-03/GettyImages-477989610.jpg?itok=IPtMAT9C)
Free
Legal and regulatory support
![Belgisches Amt für geistiges Eigentum (IPObel)](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_platform_logo/public/2021-05/economie_cmyk.jpg?itok=pr0r1cA7)
Cyberscan
The Cyberscan is specially designed for the small and medium-sized (SME) public, including the self-...
Public Organisation
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NL
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Free
Protecting your ideas
![s](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_platform_logo/public/2021-11/EUIPO_4_5_0.jpg?itok=zvsslXdS)
Easy Filing
E-filing form for European trade marks, designed especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (...
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Free
Legal and regulatory support
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Free personalised intellectual property support
Free one-to-one intellectual property (IP) support on a series of subjects.
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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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![Designs](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_image/public/2022-02/GettyImages-971559446_0.jpg?itok=4QDqkle9)
Free
Protecting your ideas
![LPO_logo_2023.png](/sites/default/files/styles/training_tools_platform_logo/public/2023-08/LPO_logo_2023.png?itok=tX2nxn8V)
Latvian patent database
The database of patents and patent applications contains full texts of patent applications and grant...
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LV