Patents in FP7

• What is it?
• How can Hightech Europe help?
• Where else can I get support?
• Identification

Why to deal with this?	The protection of intellectual property rights is an important strategic pillar for especially technology and innovation driven enterprises to maintain their market position in global competition. Especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need help to enhance their understanding and use of intellectual property rights with a view to promoting innovation and competitiveness in line with the European Commission's Lisbon goals. IP4inno is part of PRO INNO Europe: an innovation policy initiative of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry as part of the CIP. For an overview see: http://www.ip4inno.eu/fileadmin/res/general/ip4inno_brochure_June_2008.pdf
When is it suitable/applicable?	Raising IP awareness among innovative SMEs Get a first qualified insight into protecting intellectual property
When is it NOT suitable/applicable?	For service providers If you want to use an FP7 project to develop research results with the consortium partners on the one hand but insists on getting the IP rights just for your own use/property on the other hand.warning.png"<span>&nbsp;</span> For service providers If you want to use an FP7 project to develop research results with the consortium partners on the one hand but insists on getting the IP rights just for your own use/property on the other hand." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
What costs are related to it (financial, time effort etc.)?	Access to the material is free of charge Training for SMEs is delivered from experts which can be accessed online [[1]]

What’s the relevant HTE output?	The Hightech Europe partners are experienced with European funding programmes, even though the project itself does not focus on access rights and intellectual property. This website (Food Tech Innovation Portal) helps you identify technologies and suitable partners for European R&D projects, including comments on IP for each technology.
Whom can I talk to from the HTE team?	All partners should be able to signpost you to organisations competent in the field of IP management.

Relevant internet links	Links: http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/relateddocuments/Factsheet%20IP%20rules%20FP7%20June%202011.pdf ( IP rules in FP7 Projects) ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/ipr_en.pdf (Guide to Intellectual Property Rules for FP7 projects) http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/newsdocuments/How%20to%20search%20for%20patent%20information_0.pdf (How to search for patent information) www.epo.org (European Patent Office) www.dpma.de (German Patent Office) http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ (European patent database) http://depatisnet.dpma.de (German Patent database) http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic (European Office for Trademarks and Designs)warning.png"Links: http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/relateddocuments/Factsheet%20IP%20rules%20FP7%20June%202011.pdf ( IP rules in FP7 Projects) ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/ipr_en.pdf (Guide to Intellectual Property Rules for FP7 projects) http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/newsdocuments/How%20to%20search%20for%20patent%20information_0.pdf (How to search for patent information) www.epo.org (European Patent Office) www.dpma.de (German Patent Office) http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ (European patent database) http://depatisnet.dpma.de (German Patent database) http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic (European Office for Trademarks and Designs)" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Online databases and tools	Tools: Checklist for a Consortium Agreement for FP7 projects: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-consortium-agreement-checklist-2011v2_en.pdf European patent database: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ German Patent database: http://depatisnet.dpma.de European Office for Trademarks and Designs: http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic Japan Patent Office: http://www.jpo.go.jp/ US Patent Office: http://www.uspto.gov/warning.png"Tools: Checklist for a Consortium Agreement for FP7 projects: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-consortium-agreement-checklist-2011v2_en.pdf European patent database: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/ German Patent database: http://depatisnet.dpma.de European Office for Trademarks and Designs: http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic Japan Patent Office: http://www.jpo.go.jp/ US Patent Office: http://www.uspto.gov/" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Where to get advice, consultancy?	Support: http://www.ip4inno.eu http://www.ipr-helpdesk.eu/ http://www.china-iprhelpdesk.eu/de (manage your Intellectual Property Rights in China) Enterprise Europe Network: http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu
Related innovation sheets	EU 7th Framework Programme – Cooperation, Access Rights in FP7, Protection of IP,

Title	Patents in FP7
Aspect	Legal/ IP
Latest Version	15.06.2012
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