Intellectual Property Rights for SEE

Programme 2007 - 2013 South East Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-05-11

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Description (EN):

The need for IPR-related support services for SMEs is based on the reasoning that the system of IPR has gained importance over the past twenty years however, SMEs seem to use this system to a much lesser extent than large firms. Reasons usually forwarded for such behaviour are primarily related to costs, enforcement issues and/or lack of awareness on IPR issues on the side of the SMEs. This overall finding deserves special attention in the SEE context: first, the rather poor performance of these countries in terms of number, e.g., of patent applications has to be noted, secondly, many analyses show that indigenous SMEs are lagging behind their Western European counterparts with regard to key business performance aspects such as productivity or struggle heavily with access to finance. The situation could be even further aggravated by country-specific aspects, e.g. the observable extent of counterfeiting activities. The project springs from this analysis and aim at increasing maturity of SMEs for intangible asset like IPR:1. Through an analysis of gaps existing between local/SMEs needs and services available, five innovative service proposals(with related tools) will be identified and implemented; 2. particularly, this new services will be organized according to innovative modalities and e-learning modules for the requalitification and updating of operators will be implemented; 3. 9 pilot actions involving about 300 SMEs, from different economic sectors, aiming at testing these new services with a specific methodology will be carried out; 4. An independent Evaluation Committee (composed by NPOs and EPO) will evaluate results according to a methodology and a set of indicators in enlarge use of new services. 5. Agreement for sustainability of those services will be signed by the partners. 6. Communication / dissemination activities, according to a detailed communication plan, in view to widen involvement and improve linkage with National and EU networks.

Achievements (EN): • e-learning Platform • Study on intellectual property right for SMEs For more information see: http://www.southeast-europe.net/en/projects/approved_projects/?id=89

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Innovation capacity and awareness-raising New products and services SME and entrepreneurship

Partners (18)

Lead Partner: CCIAA VE - Chambers of Commerce Industry Craft and Agriculture of Venice

Address: via Forte Marghera, 151, 30173 VENEZIA, Italy

Legal status: n/a

AS.FOR.M. - Transnational Association for Training and Vocational Mobility

Name: AS.FOR.M. - Transnational Association for Training and Vocational Mobility

Address: 050188 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: n/a

AWS - Austria Wirtschaftsservice GesembH

Name: AWS - Austria Wirtschaftsservice GesembH

Address: 1030 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: n/a

UIBM - Italian Patent and Trademark Office ? Directorate general for industrial Property ? Ministry of economic development

Name: UIBM - Italian Patent and Trademark Office ? Directorate general for industrial Property ? Ministry of economic development

Address: 00187 Rome, Italy

Legal status: n/a

MECCANO - Meccano Scpa

Name: MECCANO - Meccano Scpa

Address: 60044 Fabriano, Italy

Legal status: n/a

VKIK - Veszprem Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Name: VKIK - Veszprem Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Address: 8200 Veszprem, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

HPO - Hungarian Patent Office

Name: HPO - Hungarian Patent Office

Address: 1054 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

APO - Austrian Patent Office

Name: APO - Austrian Patent Office

Address: 1200 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: n/a

CCINA - Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Shipping and Agriculture of Constanta

Name: CCINA - Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Shipping and Agriculture of Constanta

Address: 900457 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: n/a

O.S.I.M. - State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Name: O.S.I.M. - State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Address: 030044 Bucharest, Romania

Legal status: n/a

EPO - European Patent Office

Name: EPO - European Patent Office

Address: 80298 Munchen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

KETAEPIRUS - Centre of Entrepreneurial and Technological Development of Epirus

Name: KETAEPIRUS - Centre of Entrepreneurial and Technological Development of Epirus

Address: 45332 Ioannina, Greece

Legal status: n/a

CCIAA AN - Chamber of Commerce Industry Craft and Agriculture of Ancona

Name: CCIAA AN - Chamber of Commerce Industry Craft and Agriculture of Ancona

Address: 60124 Ancona, Italy

Legal status: n/a

CHIC - Central Hungarian Innovation Centre NpC.

Name: CHIC - Central Hungarian Innovation Centre NpC.

Address: 2040 Budaoers, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

O.U.C. - Ovidius University of Constanta

Name: O.U.C. - Ovidius University of Constanta

Address: 900527 Consanta, Romania

Legal status: n/a

IPO - Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

Name: IPO - Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia

Address: 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Legal status: n/a

RCC-UZICE - Uzice Regional Chamber of Commerce

Name: RCC-UZICE - Uzice Regional Chamber of Commerce

Address: 31000 Uzice, Serbia

Legal status: n/a

CCI KILKIS - Kilkis Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Name: CCI KILKIS - Kilkis Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Address: 66100 Kilkis, Greece

Legal status: n/a

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