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Innovation Support from the European Patent Academy

Innovation Support from the European Patent Academy. Seventh WIPO –OECD Forum on Intellectual Property and SMEs for IP Offices and Other Relevant Institutions in OECD Countries. Jeremy Philpott. WIPO, Geneva,15 September 2009. Promoting & supporting patent-related IP training.

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Innovation Support from the European Patent Academy

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  1. Innovation Supportfrom the European Patent Academy Seventh WIPO –OECD Forum on Intellectual Property and SMEs for IP Offices and Other Relevant Institutions in OECD Countries Jeremy Philpott WIPO, Geneva,15 September 2009

  2. Promoting & supporting patent-related IP training • conferences, seminars and workshops • expert speakers • e-learning • publications • partnerships • ip4inno

  3. ip4inno - basics • European Commission project, from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008 • €2 million • Objective was to train business advisors & TTOs in IP topics, who in turn would train other advisors and SMEs • Seven work packages • Twelve 3-hour modules • Nineteen consortium partners (institutions)

  4. ip4inno - consortium partners • European Business and Innovation Centres Network • CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg • FUNDITEC, Spain • IWT - Flanders • Fraunhofer TEG • IEEPI, Strasbourg • METU - Technopolis, Turkey • Fundación EOI, Spain • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid • University of Alicante • European Patent Office • Hungarian Patent Office • Portuguese Patent & TM Office • National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland • Spanish Patent Office • INPI, France • State IP Office of Croatia • Turkish Patent Office • Danish Patent Office

  5. ip4inno - modules

  6. ip4inno - results • The harvest produced over 150 materials (mostly ppt files, but also brochures, case studies etc) • Forty training events promised, but sixty delivered from October 2007 to October 2008 (WP5) • Over 800 trainees • In WP6 (three pilot areas) over 500 people trained by some of those taught in WP5 • Modules 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B and 5A in highest demand • EC in discussion with EPO to keep the project alive up to 2011 at least

  7. Thank you for your attention Jeremy Philpott European Patent Academy jphilpott@epo.org European Patent Office +49 89 2399 5405 www.epo.org www.ip4inno.eu www.proinno-europe.eu

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