1. A project of the European Commission (DG Enterprise), co-financed under the Fifth EC Framework Programme Alicia Blaya M.A. LL.M. IPR-Helpdesk Legal Advisor WIPO Forum on IP and SMEs, Theme 1 Alicante, May 27, 2004

2. We provide comprehensive information about intellectual property rights (IPR) e.g. patents, designs, trade marks, copyright…  with a focus on IP issues in the context of projects co-funded under EU Framework Programmes for research, technological development and demonstration (RTD)  in the form of first line assistance. The IPR-Helpdesk cannot offer legally binding advice. Free of charge What can IPR-Helpdesk do for you?

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11. Who Are We Universidad de Alicante (Spain)Project coordinator Content provider Dissemination Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research InstituteContent provider (United Kingdom)Dissemination Centre de Recherche Informatique et DroitContent provider Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (Belgium) Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht,Content provider Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany) Global Europe Consulting Group (Spain)Dissemination Recursos en la Red (Spain)IT supplier

12. Contact details PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HELPLINE Universidad de Alicante Edificio Germán Bernácer P.O. Box 99 E-03080 Alicante Spain T: +34 96 590 97 18 F: +34 96 590 97 15 E-mail: ipr-helpdesk@ua.es REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE President Building 106, avenue Louise B-1050 Brussels Belgium T: +32 2 649 53 33 F: +32 2 647 59 34 E-mail: ipr-helpdesk@ua.es