Invest in your intellectual property by applying for European funding
Under the EUIPO SME Fund scheme, your start-up or SME can benefit from financial support for intellectual property (IP) actions to enhance the value of your innovations at different stages of your project.
Eligibility and pre-requisites
To be eligible for the SME Fund, your company must:
- be a legal entity (SA, SAAS, SARL, etc.) with a business purpose;
- be registered in the European Union (EU);
- provide the VAT certificate or tax identification number (TIN); the bank account certificate and; a declaration on honour (for external representatives).
To maximise your grants, the SME Fund is now coupled with the INPI’s PASS PI.
Eligible services
The benefits subsidized by the SME Fund are only for official fees, excluding any type of fee, both for patents and for trademarks and designs.
For example, for a new patent application in France, the drafting and filing fees will be subsidised by the PASS PI, while the filing and examination fees will be subsidised by the SME Fund.
Amounts financed
The SME Fund subsidises official fees up to :
- 50% for patent applications (up to a limit of 750€ TTC/year)
- 75% for EU trademarks and designs; and 50% for non-EU trademarks and designs (up to a limit of €1000 incl. VAT/year)
You can cumulate the grants, until 2350 €/year each year until 2024.
We are look forward to working with you
If you are a start-up and wish for any additional information, please contact our dedicated GEVERS UP start-up service via our online form. We will contact you as soon as possible to put you in touch with our experts in order to elaborate together tailor-made services allowing you to benefit from the financial aid offered by SME Fund.
Invest in your intellectual property by applying for European funding
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