WHY IPR & PATENTING?

Knowing how to manage Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are the backbone of innovation and competitiveness for business worldwide. For a short introduction to IP and its protection please click here. Moreover, for direct support on any questions around Intellectual Property Rights please contact the European IPR Helpdesk (http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu).

RELEVANT EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) (http://www.wipo.int)

European Patent Office (EPO) (http://www.epo.org)

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) (https://oami.europa.eu/ohimportal/en)

INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

The CINEA Guide to IPR and Patenting in the Agro-Industry is available here.

Template for Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is available here.

Free publications on IPR and related topics available on WIPO’s website:

http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/

Free publications on IP Basics, IP Management in Higher Education and Research Institutions, Cross-border R&D cooperation and Technology Transfer available on the HEIPlink website:

http://www.heip-link.net/library

Downloadable Fact sheets on topics such as “Intellectual property management in open innovation” (https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/node/2827), “Intellectual property and business plans” (https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/node/2818), “IP relevance in the SME Instrument” (https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/IP_relevance_in_the_SME_Instrument), “Defending and enforcing IP” (https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/Defending_and_enforcing_IP), “Intellectual Property in biotechnology” (https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/Intellectual_property_in_biotechnology):

https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/library/fact-sheets