1. The Enterprise Europe Network and the IPeuropAware project: IP support services to SMEs Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation Raquel Fernandez Horcajada (PO Unit 3) European Commission Enterprise and Industry

2. 2 1 1 EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation) 2 2 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) 3 3 The IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)

3. EACI’s remit: EIP CIP

4. EACI’s remit: EIP CIP

5. 5 2 2 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) 1 1 EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation) 3 3 The IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk)

6. Enterprise Europe Network (EEN): the World largest TTT network > 20 years of experience (EICs & IRCs) 370 million € CIP (2008- 2014) 582 business intermediaries 47 countries > 3.000 staff providing specialised services to SMEs

7. Partnership Services EEN Brokerage Event, September 2009 2009 :  Partnership proposals produced/disseminate d: 11.500  SMEs participating to brokerage events: 15.000  Signed partnership agreements: 1.525

8. Company assessment Brokerage Event/ Company Mission Expression of Interest Assistance in negotiation Partnership agreement Profiles Exit strategy FOLLOWUPFOLLOWUP 1.Company assessment 2.Partnership profiles 3.Brokerage events/ Company Mission 4.Expression of Interest 5.Assistance in negotiation 6.Partnership agreement IP services: commercial exploitation IP services: IP audit, IP valuation, IP protection IP services: confidentialit y.. IP services: IP licensing… IP in the lifecycle of PAs:

9. 9 3 3 The EEN & IPeuropAware project (IPR Helpdesk) 1 1 EACI (Executive Agency Competitiveness & Innovation) 2 2 The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

10. EEN Cooperation with IP stakeholders :  World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)  SME Unit  International TradeMark Association (INTA)  Network of NPTOs helpdesks (IPeuropAware project)  European Patent Office (EPO) EPA  Office Harmonisation Internal Market (OHIM) The Innovaccess website (IPeuropAware project)

11. EEN Cooperation with IP stakeholders :  Intellectual Asset Center (IAC)  The IPR Helpdesk (call for tenders published by EACI )  The China IPR Helpdesk  Others are welcome !!! The IPR Helpdesk website (IPeuropAware project)

12. Lines of Cooperation with IP stakeholders :  IP workshops/stands at the EEN annual conferences  IP training programmes for EEN partners  National IP seminars  EEN IP working group  IP intranet page at EEN website  OHIM-EEN promotional videos  E-learning tools (IP4INNO…)  Others are welcome !! Please contact : raquel.fernandez- horcajada@ec.europa.eu

13. Please visit the EEN website www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu Thank you for your attention ! Raquel Fernandez Horcajada Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) Raquel.fernandez-horcajada@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/eaci/ip_en.htm Click on the region of your interest and contact your EEN counterpart !!

14. Please visit the IPeuropAware project website http://ipeuropaware.eu/ Thank you for your attention ! Raquel Fernandez Horcajada Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) Raquel.fernandez-horcajada@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/eaci/ip_en.htm