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236 BENCHMARKING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SMES IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL <strong>PRO</strong>PERTY � Uniqueness: this refers especially to the service element of the prototype workshop; � Competence of staff with detailed knowledge on all aspects regarding IPR; not actually focussed on patents, but rather broad approach to IP protection; � Far reaching and broad support for different stages of inventive activities (development, later commercialisation) which underlines the integrative character of the service; � Support for very small SMEs AND private inventors (with the intent to push individuals more into commercialising their ideas – an otherwise rather untapped territory); � Existing evaluation culture, and stemming from this, customer-orientation (the service elements do not seem to be rigid, but can be adapted and tailored easily to the needs of the supported persons); � Restrictive selection criteria guarantee high-quality projects; � Strong networking and referral activities; � Coverage of formal IPR as well as less formal IP protection methods; � Strong endowment with resources (financial and human). Some challenges for the service remain: � There is probably a need to increase further networking, marketing activities and enrich the services concerning the (not so much patent related) marketing/ commercialisation of inventions (i.e. with the <strong>National</strong> Board of Patents, patent attorneys and TEKES, another Finnish Innovation Agency), according to experts; � Strict rules when selecting private inventors for funding: A lot of work goes into the filtering process which may be too much given the possible outcome; � Some evidence exists that timely delivery might constitute an area for improvement.
13. Promotion of Industrial Property (by SEGAPI) Country: Spain Fomento de la Propiedad Industrial (by Servicio Galego Original title: de Propiedad Industrial (SEGAPI)) Target group: SMEs Coverage: Regional (Autonomous Community of Galicia) (Pro-active) awareness raising measures/Public Relations Information Provision Services Category*: Training Customized in-depth consulting and advisory services/ points X Finance & Legal Framework *classification system defined by the Austrian Institute for SME Research 13.1 Promotion of Industrial Property (SEGAPI) in a nutshell “Promotion of Industrial Property” (Fomento de la Propiedad Industrial) is an IPR support service to promote the usage of IP among SMEs in the autonomous community of Galicia. It can be seen as an example of how an IPR support service can also work in the regional context. The main objectives of the service are: � to increase IPR filings from the Galician region (as statistics have revealed that respective IPR filings are below the Spanish average); � to establish an IP culture among Galician enterprises; � to further strengthen the role of IPR as a competitive factor (again, statistical data suggests that Galician SMEs are lagging behind companies in other Spanish regions when it comes to IPR usage); The service is targeted specifically at SMEs from a distinctive region (Galicia), though it does not aim explicitly at any companies from a specific industry or from a specific technology field. The companies actually using the service belong to a variety of industry sectors and technology fields, whereby no technology field or industry stands out in the user group. All types of registrable IPR (patents, designs, trade marks and utility models) are covered; other IPR instruments (e.g., non registrable IPR, informal protection practices) are not specifically addressed. Furthermore, the service targets the phases of research on innovative projects and related IPRs (pre-registration phase), the process of registration/development of IPRs and also the acquisition of existing IPR rights. It does not, however, tackle the issue of how to utilize IPRs – all in all, the service is primarily an instrument to get SMEs to better use the formal IPR system. The subsidy programme started in 2005 as a pioneer. No target figures have been set in 2005. For the future, target figures may be introduced but, according to service experts, this is still debated. Background and resources The service providing organisation, the Industrial Property Service of Galicia (Servicio Galego de Propiedad Industrial – SEGAPI) was established in April 2004 and is today run by the regional development and funding agency “Galician Board of Innovation, Industry and Commerce“ (Conselleria de Innovacion e industria). The service is part of a policy at regional level and financed by the regional governmental body of Galicia. 237 ANNEX I – CASE STUDIES
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