Please select the kind of IP support that you are allowed and willing to offer SMEs under a pro bono scheme according to your applicable national law
help understanding which IP rights are best for the client help preparing an IP rights application representation in court litigation (national and/or European court); preparation of commercial/legal IP documentation (i.e. agreements, such as licences, transfers of IP rights, etc.) strategy for monetisation of IP rights business IP audits IP customs matters and other IP enforcement actions assistance in proceedings before an IP office (See footnote number 3) assistance to an SME whose IP rights are used by third parties without permission assistance to an SME who is accused of using IP rights without permission Other, please specify
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Other, please specify
3 The IP Pro Bono services should not be confused with the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service. The EUIPO is offering a special COVID-19 non-legal service to enable SMEs to take an informed decision on which dispute resolution mechanisms to select for settling any disputes before the EUIPO. This special non-legal service is called ADR and can be requested by an SME in the following EUIPO proceedings: opposition proceedings (after the cooling-off period) for unrepresented SMEs; cancellation proceedings; invalidity proceedings; appeal proceedings. The ADR is outside the scope of the present IP Pro Bono initiative. The function of the ADR for SMEs service is to inform SMEs about the following settlement mechanisms available either at the EUIPO or elsewhere: mediation, conciliation, assisted negotiation, early neutral evaluation, and (non-binding) expert determination. For any questions on ADR, send an email to ADR-Info@euipo.europa.eu . One of the possible outcomes of the ADR for SMEs is that the SME is advised to revert to the IP Pro Bono service or to seek legal advice. The IP Pro Bono services can nevertheless include professional representation of SMEs in any of the abovementioned settlement mechanisms and can also include advising on possible settlement mechanisms during the cooling-off period (in opposition proceedings) and where the parties are represented.
Please select the language(s) in which you can offer IP pro bono services?*
Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovene Spanish Swedish
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Please select where you/your company is/are based*
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Other – Outside EU/EEA
Please select the geographical scope of the IP pro bono service*
The whole EU/EEA Other – Outside EU/EEA Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom
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Please indicate the number of hours of pro bono work you are willing to offer to each enterprise (SME)*
Up to 1 hour 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours 5 hours 6 hours 7 hours 8 hours 9 hours 10 hours 11 hours 12 hours 13 hours 14 hours 15 hours 16 hours 17 hours 18 hours 19 hours 20 hours Until the national or European court proceedings are completed Until the national or European administrative IPO proceedings are completed
Up to which size SME would you like to offer pro bono services?*
with less than 10 employees with 10-49 employees with 50-249 employees
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Up to which annual (financial year 2019) company turnover would you like to offer pro bono services to SMEs?*
less than EUR 1 M between EUR 1-9 M between EUR 10-49 M
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How many pro bono services per annual quarter are you able to provide?*
First name (contact person)*
Surname (contact person)*
Email (contact person)*
Phone number (contact person)*: country code + number
Work number (if applicable): country code + number
Company name (if applicable)
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