Activities

Some of the activities that will be developed by the IPeuropAware consortium in this framework are:

• Development of SME awareness strategies for IPR usage and enforcement at the EU and local levels, bringing together the main existing institutions and services;
• Development of a toolbox of materials on IPR and enforcement issues, including manuals and training materials;
• Provision of training for multipliers, in particular to the business and innovation network, a wide range of SME awareness and enforcement actions; and support for SME advice services;
• Delivery of awareness workshops, especially on counterfeiting and with a particular focus on the design and fashion industries;
• Development of support services designed for SMEs;
• Preparation of multilingual manuals, training materials and SME workshops for design industries to raise SME awareness on IPR and enforcement issues, both within and outside the EU;
• IPR support to potential beneficiaries of CIP and RTD Framework Programme actions (IPR Helpdesk);
• Capacity building, the creation of national and regional networks and synergies and enhanced European-wide cooperation in the IP and innovation field