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
IP and sustainability leaflet: Does your innovation contribute to a more sustainable future? Register your IP and maximise its benefits for your business
Digital leaflets for SMEs and start-ups to learn more about IP and sustainability. Check it out here...
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EN
Free
Business / Trade support
EBAN Due Diligence Guidebook for Angel Investors
The European Business Angel Network (EBAN) has partnered with the European Union Intellectual Proper...
Private Organisation
EN
Free
Protecting your ideas
IP essentials leaflet: Risks of not protecting your IP
Digital leaflets for SMEs and start-ups to learn more about IP and its value for business. Check it ...
Other
EN
Free
Protecting your ideas
EU IP SME Helpdesks
A first-line intellectual property (IP) service providing free-of-charge support to help European SM...
Public Organisation
EN
Free
Legal and regulatory support
File registration database (CEO) - Spain
A Spanish Patent and Trade mark Office (SPTO) files database.
Public Organisation
ES
Free
Legal and regulatory support
INVENES database - Spain
Invention Database managed by the Spanish Patent and Trade mark Office (SPTO).
Public Organisation
ES
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
Pinubot - Intellectual property chatbot
Practical Chatbot that answers queries about intellectual property in Maltese and English.
Public Organisation
EN
MT
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
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