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SME Fund

CALL >  SME Fund – A reimbursement program that issues vouchers that can be used to partly cover the fees for Intellectual Property registration The SME Fund is a European Commission initiative implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)....

How to protect the know-how

The know-how means a package of non-patented practical information (of a technical, commercial, administrative, financial or other nature), resulting from experience and testing, which is secret, substantial and identifiable and it can be protected by trade secret....

What is a patent?

The patent is the most common protection mechanism used for technical invention. The patent provides the patent holder the exclusive right to commercially make, sell, distribute, import and use their patented inventions within the territory covered by the patent...

The Intellectual Property protection mechanisms

Intellectual Property (IP) is classified in 2 categories, Industrial Property and Copyright. Industrial property includes patents for inventions, industrial designs, utility model, trademarks and geographical indications. Copyright or authors’ right, is a legal term...

Intellectual Property definitions

Dealing with Intellectual Property aspects for the first time could be difficult if you are not familiar with the basic concepts. Below there is a list of the most commonly used terms. ‘Intellectual property (IP)’ refers to creations of the human mind, such as...