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.

Paid
Business / Trade support

IP Search Services, IP Scan Services and IP Valuation Services
The German Patent Information Centres are recognised cooperation partners of the German Patent and T...
Public Organisation
DE

Free
Protecting your ideas

Create, protect, benefit
We know you are busy. That is why our experts have bundled essential information so you can protect ...
Hybrid Organisation
NL

Free
Protecting your ideas

Whitepaper on trade mark registration for enterpreneurs
This whitepaper in Dutch presents four steps to trademark registration for SMEs in the Netherlands a...
Hybrid Organisation
NL

Free
Protecting your ideas

ideeSCAN for SMEs in Belgium
Discover how to protect your idea in the Belgium by completing a short questionnaire.
Public Organisation
FR
NL

Free
Protecting your ideas

ideeSCAN for SMEs in the Netherlands
Discover how to protect your idea in the Netherlands by completing a short questionnaire.
Public Organisation
NL

Free
Protecting your ideas

Information page for SMEs in Germany
Special information section for SMEs which helps to handle their own intellectual property more cons...
Public Organisation
DE
EN

Free
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...
Public Organisation
BG
CS
DA
DE
EL
EN
ES
ET
FI
FR
HR
HU
IT
LT
LV
NL
PL
PT
RO
SK
SL
SV
Other

Free
Legal and regulatory support

Cyberscan
The Cyberscan is specially designed for the small and medium-sized (SME) public, including the self-...
Public Organisation
FR
NL

Free
Protecting your ideas

Easy Filing
E-filing form for European trade marks, designed especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (...
Public Organisation
BG
CS
DA
DE
EL
EN
ES
FI
FR
HR
IT
LT
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SK
SL
SV
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