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256 BENCHMARKING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SMES IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 14.3 Elements of good practice The DKPTO can be considered as a very service oriented organisation with experienced staff who provide information, as expert’s note, “in a language that ordinary people understand”. In particular, the service exhibits the following success factors (resp. good practice elements): � Besides possessing a long experience as a government IPR agency (granting patents, registering trade marks, utility models and designs) the DKPTO offers a wide range of services and activities supporting enterprises, especially SMEs, to protect their technology and knowledge; � Availability of complementary services; � Easy user interface of the web site, together with the possibility to conduct remote patent searches; � Experienced, highly skilled staff with an extensive technical and legal competence; � Co-operation activities with relevant stakeholders and others engaged in IPR issues; � Timely delivery, reasonable rates (fees); � Quality evaluations are carried out to assess the effectiveness of the service offerings. However, some shortcomings regarding the international orientation of the DKPTO were identified. Some experts argue that the DKTPO is probably too focused on Danish IPR issues and less internationally oriented. According to experts, companies will demand more and more IPR protection on a European-wide or international level in the future. The decreasing Danish design applications in favour of applications on a European level corroborate this trend.
15. Technology Network Service – Intellectual Property (TNS IP) Country: France Prestation technologique réseau propriété industrielle Original title: (RDT IP) Target group: SMEs Coverage: National (Pro-active) awareness raising measures/Public Relations Information Provision Services Category*: Training Customized in-depth consulting and advisory services/ X points X Finance & Legal Framework *classification system defined by the Austrian Institute for SME Research 15.1 The Technology Network Service – Intellectual Property (TNS IP) in a nutshell The Technology Network Service (TNS) serves as a nation-wide technological and innovation support system aiming to provide assistance in innovation projects, familiarise SMEs with intellectual property rights and, in case of the TNS Intellectual Property (TNS IP), offer incentives for companies to pursue IPR protection (“First Patent” TNS). Provided by the French innovation agency “Oséo innovation” (formerly known as ANVAR), the TNS acts as part of the French RDT-Network (Technology Development Network/Réseaux de développement technologique), which consists of other dedicated technology and innovation support agencies: DRIRE (Industry, research and environment regional direction), ARIST (regional strategic and technology information agencies) and CRIT (innovation and technology transfer regional centres). The RDT-Network aims to identify the innovation potential of companies and to provide accurate guidance regarding innovation management and/or IPR protection. The network is used mostly to get into contact with (local) SMEs and inform them about the latest development in innovation (protection), to offer an overview on IPR and to promote available support services in this field. In case of the TNS, the network offers advice and assistance in innovation management and protection, particularly measures to identify technological needs (i.e. helping with scientific feasibility studies, implementing technology intelligence, etc.). Moreover, as a specialised extension of TNS, the Technology Network Service – Intellectual Property (TNS IP) offers an IPR support measure focusing on the patent application process, the so-called “First Patent” TNS. This service subsidises an audit of the enterprise’s strategy with regard to intellectual property issues which covers around 75 % of the total costs with a ceiling of € 5,000. The subsidy is paid directly to the consultant in charge of the audit. TNS operates nationwide through regional centres and is not limited in duration. Dedicated to all types of SMEs, the main user group are micro-enterprises: In 2005, 92 % of all participating enterprises had less than 50 employees, 50 % of them had less than 10. The most explaining factor is that SMEs are only eligible if they have not applied to a national technology service in the two previous years. Furthermore, the TNS tries to reach rather traditional industry’s SMEs (textile, wood, etc.) than SMEs from the Hi-Tech sector. No restrictions are in place for certain industries or technology fields. 257 ANNEX I – CASE STUDIES
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