EPO launches the Academic Research program that provides financial support for research on patent-related matters. This program will contributes up to EUR 100 000 to winning proposals.
The time limit for submitting proposals is 15 June 2017.
The President Benoît Battistelli said that they recognize the importance of high-quality research on patent-related matters to inform policy making and facilitate sound business decisions and they call for projects under this program.
This program focus on the 6 major areas that covers various fields including economics, IP management, IP law and data sciences.
The major areas are,
- The European patent system’s impact on trade and investment in Europe
- Patent services and intermediaries in Europe
- IP business models and patent valuation methods
- Patents for SMEs and universities in Europe
- Patents and climate change mitigation technologies
- Advanced use of PATSTAT and patent analytics.
Please click here for details regarding academic research programme.
The Author is a Patent Consultant from MR Technollect Solutions (www.MRTechnollect.com).