Innovation Support from the European Patent Academy

International convention on intellectual property & competitiveness for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
Workshop 5 - Educating SMEs Innovation Managers: Outreach and support programs on IP Jeremy Philpott Rome 10 December 2009

Promoting & supporting patent-related IP training

conferences, seminars and workshops expert speakers e-learning publications partnerships ip4inno

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)

ip4inno - consortium partners

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

European Business and Innovation Centres Network CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg FUNDITEC, Spain IWT - Flanders Fraunhofer TEG IEEPI, Strasbourg METU - Technopolis, Turkey Fundacin EOI, Spain Universidad Politcnica de Madrid University of Alicante

ip4inno - modules
1A 1B 2A Patent basics Other industrial property, e.g. reg. trade marks & reg. designs Copyright & related rights

2B
3A 3B 4A 4B 5A

"Soft" IP - trade secrets, know-how, confidential information etc.

Patent information for supporting business decisions esp@cenet tutorial IP commercialisation (licensing; valuing; strategy) Business planning around IP IP enforcement (litigation & ADR; piracy & counterfeiting)

5B
6A 6B

IP problem-solving exercises
IP issues by sector: Creative Industries; Software & CII; Biotechnology Promoting IP to SMEs (running workshops; PR campaigns)

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

Next steps
Find partners with pertinent expertise to help with: Revising, updating and shortening existing modules Creating new modules (licensing; open innovation) Translating materials (priority: Italy, Poland, new members) Develop e-Learning materials "virtual classrooms" (webcasts) "Event Captures" Custom-made modules, studio recorded Maintain and update website - www.ip4inno.eu Build a self-sustaining network of trainers

Thank you for your attention

Jeremy Philpott jphilpott@epo.org +49 89 2399 5405 European Patent Academy European Patent Office www.epo.org www.ip4inno.eu www.proinno-europe.eu