Co-ordinator European Patent Office

The European Patent Office (EPO) is the patent-granting authority for Europe, providing a uniform application procedure for inventors and companies seeking patent protection in up to 37 European countries. It is the executive arm of the European Patent Organisation. The EPO is co-ordinating the ip4inno project overall and also looking after the creation of training modules and maintaining this website.
http://www.epo.org

Partners

Institut Européen Entreprise et Propriété Intellectuelle
The European Business and Intellectual Property Institute  (L’Institut Européen Entreprise et Propriété Intellectuelle - IEEPI), based in Strasbourg, France, is an intellectual property training institution serving business/industry (in particular SMEs) and future managers (via schools and universities). Under the ip4inno project, IEEPI is co ordinating the joint study and analysis of SMEs' needs.
http://www.ieepi.org/

European Business and Innovation Centres Network
The European BIC Network (EBN) is a non-profit-making association based in Brussels. It co-ordinates the activities of the Business and Innovation Centres, and develops and promotes the BIC scheme within and outside the European Union. Under the ip4inno project, EBN is responsible for the train-the-trainer programme.
http://www.ebn.be

National patent offices - administrative authorities in the field of intellectual property (IP) protection in their respective countries - whose roles also include promotion of innovation, outreach to the players in the IP system and the general public, training and information activities, development of national IP policies:

Hungarian Patent Office (Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal - HPO)Under the ip4inno project the HPO co-ordinates the pilot regional training scheme for multipliers.
http://www.hpo.hu

Portuguese Patent and Trademark Office (Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial  - INPI)
http://www.inpi.pt

Finnish National Board of Patents and Registration (Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus - PRH)
http://www.prh.fi

Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas - OEPM)
http://www.oepm.es

French Institute of Industrial Property (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle - INPI)
http://www.inpi.fr/

State Intellectual Property Office of Croatia (Državni Zavod Za Intelektualno Vlasništvo - SIPO)
http://www.dziv.hr

Turkish Patent Institute (Türk Patent Enstitüsü - TPI)
http://www.tpe.org.tr

Danish Patent and Trademark Office (Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen -DKTO)
http://www.dkpto.dk

University of Alicante - Administrative Co-ordinator
The University of Alicante (Universidad de Alicante - UA) runs a Master of Intellectual Property and Information Society Law, which attracts students from all over the world, runs a website specialising in intellectual property issues, and co-ordinates the IPR Helpdesk. Under the ip4inno project, UA is responsible for project evaluation and the final report.
http://www.ua.es

FUNDITEC
The Foundation for Innovation and Technological Development (La Fundación para la Innovación y el Desarrollo Tecnológico - FUNDITEC), based in Terrassa, Spain, promotes technological innovation in public institutions and private enterprises.
http://www.funditec.es

IWT Flanders
The Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (Instituut voor de aanmoediging van innovatie door Wetenschap & Technologie in Vlaanderen - IWT-Flanders) is a regional public institution providing R&D and innovation support in Flanders.
http://www.iwt.be

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
With its 56 institutes at 40 different locations, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft based in Munich, Germany, undertakes applied research for the benefit of private and public enterprises and society at large. The two institutions taking part in the ip4inno project are the Patent Center for German Research (Patentstelle für die Deutsche Forschung - PST) and the Technology Development Group (Fraunhofer-Technologie-Entwicklungsgruppe - Fraunhofer TEG).
http://www.fraunhofer.de

METU Technopolis
Located near Ankara, METU Technopolis (METUTECH) is the biggest and most successful science park in Turkey with nearly 160 companies, most of which are SMEs. METUTECH hosts an innovation relay centre (IRC Anatolia).
http://www.metutech.metu.edu.tr

Fundacion EOI
The EOI Business School (Escuela de Negocios - EOI) is closely linked to SMEs via its CRECE programme. CRECE is an educational programme geared to setting up and modernising Spanish enterprises with the focus on improving competitiveness, promoting innovation and applying new technologies.
http://www.eoi.es

Polytechnic University of Madrid
The Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - UPM) is the largest technical university in Spain. It supports technical innovation in the public and private sectors.
http://www.upm.es

Public Research Centre Henri Tudor
The Public Research Centre Henri Tudor (Centre de Recherche Public Henri T udor - CRP) promotes innovation in both the private and public sectors. Located in Luxembourg, it offers a wide range of services and activities including R&D projects, technology transfer, technological assistance and consulting, high-level training courses, post-graduate research, promotion of innovation networks, assistance with high-tech business start-ups.
http://www.tudor.lu