1. industrielle Institut national de la propriété industrielle Institut national de la propriété INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PREDIAGNOSIS Pascal DUYCK – INPI – Director of Regional Action

2. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 2 IP Prediagnosis Presentation What is prediagnosis? Who is it addressed to? Results Performance as at 1st September 2008 Evaluation Future outlook

3. industrielle Institut national de la propriété Presentation

4. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 4 IP Prediagnosis: why? The challenge: SMEs make hardly any use of industrial property. Barriers to SMEs accessing IP have been identified: >Too expensive >Too complicated IP PREDIAGNOSIS

5. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 5 IP Prediagnosis Evaluation of industrial property issues for a company from a global perspective Taking account of all the tools industrial property has to offer

6. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 6 IP Prediagnosis Prediagnosis will never be: >Just documentary research >An IP diagnosis of just one project >Just a legal service

7. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 7 IP Prediagnosis: the sequence of events 1st interview >The company comes under review (business activities, products) >Survey of IP practices >Competition A report is drafted by the expert The report is submitted by the expert to the company >Avenues to pursue >Resources

8. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 8 IP Prediagnosis in practice Case handled by: an INPI expert or an outside expert authorised by INPI Cost : 1,500 - totally subsidised by INPI Undertaking signed by INPI and company management

9. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 9 IP Prediagnosis: who does it address? SMEs with less than 1,000 employees Hardly any use made of IP and more particularly patents (no patent applied for in the last five years)

10. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 10 Resources made available Human resources >Establishment of a network of in-house experts >Development of a network of experts from outside Technical resources >Guidebook >Standard appendices Quality >Monitoring service quality >Monitoring client satisfaction Prospection Network

11. industrielle Institut national de la propriété RESULTS

12. inpi page 12 Performance in France

13. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 13 Satisfaction survey among SMEs Quality control: annual survey Impact of prediagnoses in 2007 satisfaction level good or excellent: 90% fuller appreciation of IP: 74% IP action initiated following prediagnosis: 68% >With applications filed: 66% 42% patents 53% trademarks

14. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 14 Evaluation by the European Commission High satisfaction level among companies handled Impact on IP practice Success factors demonstrated >Qualification level of experts fielded >Outreach: via local innovation-promoting networks >Dovetails with other schemes (PTR)

15. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 15 Future developments High points >Start-ups >Cross-border developments >Handover Typology of companies: facility to assist with handling prediagnoses Development of prediagnosis in other countries: >Requests from: Portugal, Belgium >Passed on by EPO

16. inpi IP Pre-diagnosis >Pascal Duyck – INPI page 16 Thank you for your attention Pascal DUYCK INPI Director of Regional Action pduyck@inpi.fr