The European Commission has allocated funds for small and medium enterprises based in the European Union to support activities focused on protecting intellectual property rights.

The fund, called Ideas powered for business https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/it/online-services/sme-fund, will be active from 23 January until 8 December 2023 and offers reimbursement of part of the expenses related to activities concerning trademarks and designs.

Businesses will be able to apply for reimbursement of 75% of filing fees for trademark and design applications before the EUIPO and 50% of filing fees for international applications filed through WIPO. The request for reimbursement must be submitted prior to filing.

Grants are available until exhaustion and it is, therefore, necessary to request the reimbursement as soon as possible by writing to info@lgvavvocati.it