Intellectual property rights: Don’t let anyone spoil your party.

Intellectual property rights are a completely underestimated issue, particularly in SMEs. We want to change that! Secure your ‘freedom to operate’ and protect your product, service or technology. Put your mind at rest – we’re here to support you.

Michael Kerschbaumer +43 316 7093 205

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Andreas Lackner +43 316 7093 328

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Wow! Your idea is brilliant! That’s precisely why someone else has already had it – or will have it soon. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are indispensable in a globalised economy. They prevent competitors from using, copying or selling your innovation in terms of its form, content and functionality. Whether it’s a patent, utility model, design right, trade mark or copyright – the right time to address this issue is right at the start of the project.

Your freedom to operate

It all starts with a freedom-to-operate analysis. This involves researching the market and ensuring that no intellectual property rights exist that could thwart the development, manufacture and market launch of your innovation. If you have freedom to operate, then it is all the more important to protect your exclusive rights. If others use your idea, you can earn additional income through licensing or sales.

So please contact us at the earliest possible stage of your project. In cooperation with “discover IP”, a project run by the Austrian Patent Office and Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS), we will guide you every step of the way, from invention through to publication and market launch. The Enterprise Europe Network also supports your research into freedom to operate.

Important links:

discover.IP – a service provided by Austria Wirtschaftsservice and the Austrian Patent Office discover.IP is a free service for start-ups and existing businesses in Austria that wish to expand their knowledge of intellectual property (IP). European IP Helpdesk A comprehensive intellectual property (IP) service that offers free support to European SMEs and beneficiaries of EU-funded research projects in managing their intellectual property in connection with transnational collaborations or EU research and innovation programmes. Austrian Patentamt The Austrian Patentamt is the central hub for information and services relating to intellectual property. FFG - Patent.Scheck With the Patent.Scheck, you have the opportunity, once a year per research idea, to clarify patentability (mandatory Phase 1) with a national patent office. aws Innovationsschutz - IP-Termin Talk to AWS experts to get an overview of IP protection options and relevant funding opportunities – simply specify the date and time, and you’ll receive an appointment invitation straight away.