Introducing: The European IPR Helpdesk

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1 1 Introducing: The European IPR Helpdesk 13 th Meeting of FP7 NATIONAL Contact Points For Legal and Financial Matters 25 November 2011, Brussels/Belgium

2 2 Today seconomy is increasingly driven by knowledge, inventiveness and creativity. Knowing how to professionally manage Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is thus the ticket to innovation and competitiveness.

3 3 Road Map Background Our Team, Target Groups & General Objectives Our Services an Overview Potential Fields of Collaboration

4 4 Challenges SMEs and universities (i. e. researchers in particular) often lack awareness of importance of IP IP expertise ressources to properly manage and exploit their IP

5 5 Risks Possible consequences: Risk of conflicts during collaborative projects and possibly limited exploitation of research results SMEs refrain from entering into collaborative research projects SMEs/universities do not fully exploit their innovative potential

6 6 STOP Team, Target Groups & Objectives

7 7 Faces

8 8 Team infeurope S.A. (Project Coordinator; Website & Helpline) Centre de Veille Technologique Office de la PI (MECE) et CRP Henri Tudor (Publications & Training Activities) Eurice GmbH (Awareness Raising & Training Activities)

9 9 Target Groups Beneficiaries of EU funded programmes Current and potential participants in EU funded projects (FP7/CIP) Academia, research teams and individual researchers SMEs EU SMEs negotiating or concluding transnational partnership agreements Multipliers and intermediaries

10 10 General Objectives (1) The European IPR Helpdesk aims at raising awareness of the value of intellectual assets and of the necessity to secure and manage them... empowering our target groups to develop capacities of their own to deal with IP/IPR building long-termpartnerships with relevant multipliers networks and other IP initiatives to anticipate and evaluate the IP/IPR challengesof tomorrow

11 11 General Objectives (2) On a more practical level we aim at assisting SMEs and beneficiaries of EU funded programmes in dealing with IPR matters as well as in developing adequate IP management strategies providing professional advice and first-line, highquality support on IP/IPR issues via different services

12 12 STOP Our Services an Overview

13 13 Services Awareness Raising Activities Website Helpline Training Services Bulletin Newsletter Publications All of our services are offered free of charge.

14 14 Website News Events Model Agreements Fact Sheets Glossary FAQs

15 15 Helpline User-friendly service Professional first-line legal support Qualified answer to individual questions within three working days Review of IP clauses in agreements/ contracts Understandable for non-legal experts Provided in English Nov 2011 European IPR Helpdesk (2011)

16 16 Helpline Workflow Feedback After a first talk we ask him to register on our site and send the question once again strictly confidential. 3 working days User Contacts the Helpline (e. g. by phone, fax or ) Once we have received your question in written, we take a close look at your problem. Written answer per

17 17 Helpline Statistics Active countries contacting the Helpline: Spain, Germany, Belgium, UK, France Questions are primarily concerned with IP/IPR issues in the context of FP7 research projects Most questions come from universities (20%), SMEs (20%) and research institutions (18%)

18 18 Frequent Concerns What are positive and negative background lists? What do I have to bear in mind when describing IP management in the PUDF? How can I best protect my background? Are the provisions drafted in the CA in line with the GA? How can we best handle joint ownership of foreground? How can we best protect/exploit our research results? How do I prepare a Non-Disclosure Agreement?

19 19 Bulletin IP & RTD issues from various perspectives Helpline Business-oriented Easy-to-read expert articles & case studies Training Published every three months Sent via

20 20 Publications Development of fact sheets & case studies Helpline Documents (pdf format) downloadable from our website Objective: Give practical information Training on how to properly deal with different IP issues and put IP into practice

21 21 Fact Sheets 4 fact sheets published Introduction to IP Rules in FP7 Projects Management Helpline of IP at proposal stage Management of IP during negotiations How to manage IP in FP7 during & after the project 2 fact sheets to be published soon Training IP rules applicable to AAL JP Projects How IP rules work when contracting with F4E More fact sheets to come

22 22 Newsletter Information on latest developments in the field of IP & IPR in Europe Published twice a week Sent via Training

23 23 Training Capacity building Practical & comprehensive training approach Individual organisation of training events in cooperation with multipliers/ intermediaries On-location training & webinars

24 24 Training Approach Training approach takes into account different levels of IP awareness and expertise Development of nine training modules Modules are combined into specific training packages for SMEs & beneficiaries of FP7/CIP

25 25 Training Package (I) Focus:Beneficiaries of FP7/CIP

26 26 Training Package (II) Focus: SMEs

27 27 Awareness Participation in relevant stakeholder/target group events (e. g. brokerage & information events) Professional presentation (i. e. information booth, provision of promotional material)

28 28 STOP Potential Fields of Collaboration

29 29 What we can offer you Collaboration with regard to training events (online & offline) Training actions tailored to FP7 beneficiaries needs on different IP/IPRknowledge levels New overriding training focus: capacity building Direct and active support to FP7 beneficiaries on more complex IP/IPR issues via the Helpline providingpragmatic assistance & aid for problem solving Promotion of NCP activities andnews related to IP/IPR issues via our communication channels

30 30 What you could do for us Spread the word about the EU IPR Helpdesk services and activities via your communication channels Give us the chance to participate in or jointly organise (training) eventsto raise awareness of IP/IPR related issues on a national level

31 31 Discussion Let s exchange ideas!

32 32 Thank you. We look forward to getting in touch with you! Phone (Helpline) Fax (Helpline)

33 33 Photo Credits istockphoto istockphoto.com/maridav istockphoto.com/jfelton istockphoto.com/rtimages istockphoto.com/laflor istockphoto.com/danijela Pavlovic Markovic istockphoto.com/christian Baitg istockphoto.com/dave White Others media.scoutwiki.org clker.com/ocal Disclaimer/Legal Notice The information and advice contained in this presentation is not intended to be comprehensive and attendants are advised to seek independent professional advice before acting upon them. The European IPR Helpdesk is not responsible for the consequences of errors or omissions herein enclosed. Re-use of information contained in this presenation for non-commercial purposes is authorised and free of charge, provided the source is acknowledged. The European IPR Helpdesk is not responsible for any impact or adverse effects on third parties connected with the use or re-use made of the information contained in this presentation The European IPR Helpdesk is managed by the European Commission s Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI), with policy guidance provided by the European Commission s Enterprise & Industry Directorate-General. The positions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.