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We analyse the information The information you provide will help us match the characteristics of your needs

Your case is matched with the best suitable solutionEither an EUIPO dispute resolution (EDR) case handler contacts you or you will receive a list of pro bono providers by email

The EUIPO performs regular quality control checks on the accuracy of the information provided by applicants.
The EUIPO free IP personalised consultation is limited to the provision of one service per SME.
The availability of the service requested is not guaranteed.

This service is to be provided to those SMEs that meet the definition based on Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.

Before applying for the service, you should check that you qualify as an SME by filling out the questionnaire based on the recommendation by the European Commission. The veracity of the information provided is your responsibility.

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Footnote ¹ - Participation in this free IP personalised consultation is open on equal terms to all legal persons falling within the scope of the Treaties Show Hide

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Footnote² - The IP Pro Bono services should not be confused with the Effective Dispute Resolution (EDR) service Show Hide

² The IP Pro Bono services should not be confused with the Effective Dispute Resolution (EDR) 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 EDR 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 EDR is outside the scope of the present IP Pro Bono initiative. The function of the EDR service will be 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. One of the possible outcomes of the EDR is that the SME is advised to revert to the 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.

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With reference to pro bono services, the EUIPO is drawing up a list of service providers based on the applications received after the publication of a Call for expression of interest (CEI). The EUIPO has committed to collecting and classifying the providers, and to assisting the SME by providing the contact details of those that match the SME’s needs.

The list is not intended to be exhaustive and IP pro bono services may be sought outside the EUIPO initiative.

The services offered and provided by the IP pro bono providers are not EUIPO services. The accuracy of the information provided is the exclusive responsibility of the pro bono providers.

The EUIPO does not guarantee the availability, the service level nor the actual provision of the EDR or the IP Pro Bono services.

In the context of this free IP personalised consultation initiative, the EUIPO is not offering any legal advice and is discharged of any liability, including any damage caused by the service provider or by the EDR service to the SME or to third parties, during, or as a consequence of, performance of the service.

The EUIPO will not reimburse or assume any costs incurred by services provided by the SME for services provided by third parties.

The information contained in this website should not be considered advertising for legal services under the laws and rules of professional conduct of any of the EU/EEA Member States.

Upon presentation of a request and based on the information included in the form, the EUIPO will contact the SME and will offer support, either by assigning an EDR case handler or a list of the available IP pro bono providers that meet its criteria. The choice of, and contact with, the IP pro bono provider will depend exclusively on the SME’s initiative. The EUIPO free IP personalised consultation is limited to the provision of one service per SME. Once the SME has received the pro bono service, it is its sole responsibility to request and negotiate any further remunerated services directly with the pro bono provider.

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I declare that the information provided herein is accurate and complete and is supplied in good faith. I am responsible for any errors or omissions that may occur. If any of the declarations provided herein proves to be false or incorrect, I am aware that I may be excluded from the free IP personalised consultation.

Please note that once this form is validated/submitted, all data contained in it will be managed according to the terms contained in the privacy statement on the processing of personal data.

Data protection: Personal data gathered for the purpose of the present procedure will be processed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data. Said data will be processed by the Office as indicated in the privacy statement published on the Office’s website (https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/data-protection) and at the end of the forms. Any request regarding your personal data should be addressed to the Office’s Data Protection officer (DPO) at DataProtectionOfficer@euipo.europa.eu.

Complaints: in cases where the conflict is not resolved by the Data Controller and/or the DPO, can be addressed at any time to the European Data Protection Supervisor: edps@edps.europa.eu

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