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#InternationalWomensDay | Today, we celebrate the countless contributions that women have made to the world of innovation and intellectual property💡.

Let’s find out about some of their most useful and curious inventions:

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𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑 by @4ipcouncil📢: From Semiconductor to Embracing a Better Life – IP Models for an #Innovation Ecosystem at #IMEC.

🗓Thursday 15 March at 16.00 (CET)
🔸 Info & registration form: https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/semiconductor-embracing-better-life-ip-models-innovation-ecosystem-imec

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Apio Systems has been helping small and medium-sized enterprises with their IT infrastructure💻since 2015. They applied to the #SMEFund with the help of Stobbs, an international brand advisory firm.
Your business could be next to benefit from the SME Fund!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ISVhTorng&list=PLw3uQq2SODPhXq-2_L9YigjwDdJeFske3&index=5

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If you’re in the process of beginning to register your trade mark, you’ll be wondering how you can find out if something similar is already protected. You can use:
🔸 TMview: http://ow.ly/xEnr50HceqL
🔸 DesignView: http://ow.ly/UzYR50Hcets
🔸 eSearch Plus: http://ow.ly/BwM350Hcexa

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ChatGPT and other AI generative language models are taking the world by storm. For SMEs, that could mean:

✅Automating customer service
✅Generating marketing content
✅Descriptions for e-commerce
✅Language translation

🔸 Learn more (✍@OECDinnovation)
https://oecdcogito.blog/2023/02/08/digital-smes-separating-the-chit-and-the-chat-gpt/

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Happy #WorldEnergyEfficiencyDay! 💡📊
Protecting intellectual property rights are essential for SMEs in the energy sector to grow and compete. Learn from Phoenix BioPower, an innovative company making a difference for the protection of the environment:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/phoenix-biopower-building-future-ideaspoweredforbusiness%3FtrackingId=HMu7AvLZhuxVmea%252Bz3wfhg%253D%253D/?trackingId=HMu7AvLZhuxVmea%2Bz3wfhg%3D%3D

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So you have a name for your product. What next? 📈
🔸 Discover the benefits of registering your trade mark.
🔸 Consider the importance of registering your design.
This will allow you to protect your product against counterfeiting.
Find out more 👉 https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/ideas-powered-for-business

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#FunFact | Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell (born #otd in 1847) wasn’t the only inventor of the ☎? Italian inventor Antonio Meucci developed a similar device years earlier but was unable to renew his patent, leading to Bell’s recognition as the inventor for many years.

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Did you know that SMEs whose intellectual property rights are violated are 34% less likely to survive after 5 years? Protecting your IP is crucial for the success of your business.

🔸Learn more about the effects of illicit trade in counterfeits for SMEs:
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/risks-of-illicit-trade-in-counterfeits-to-small-and-medium-sized-firms

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Trade mark registrations are not limited to logos or names alone. Designs can also be registered as a Registered Community Design✅.

Check out some examples of what else can be protected by IP rights here👉 https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/trade-marks-examples

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𝟱 𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 have already applied to the
#𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱📢 Protecting your IP is a must in the digital age!💡

The SME Fund reimburses:
🔸90% of the IP Scan services
🔹75% of the trade mark & design registration fees
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/online-services/sme-fund?mtm_campaign=SoMe-organic&mtm_kwd=twitter

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ꜰᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴍᴇꜱ 📢
Many different European funding opportunities for SMEs exist, but sometimes the best ones are covered up by too much information. Check out this @EUdigitalsme page and find out all the options!
https://www.digitalsme.eu/funding-opportunities/

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𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
Get an overview of domain names and their importance to SMEs in their strategy, in addition to an analysis of the interrelationship between domain names and ™
https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/course/view.php?id=3763

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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐏 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
Learn what a licensing agreement is, the main types of licenses, and the means and obstacles to generating economic value.
https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/enrol/index.php?id=3809

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𝐈𝐏 𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬
Find out how to use intellectual property to your competitive advantage by identifying the different IP rights with graphical examples.
https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/enrol/index.php?id=3805

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Looking to improve your knowledge of trade marks, designs and other aspects of intellectual property that can help your business succeed?

Here are some free 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 that you as an SME should not miss to help understand the value of your business✅:

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ONLINE EVENT IN 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐊📲

Are you an intellectual property professional in Slovakia? Register for this free seminar organised by the @EU_IPO with the IP Office of the Slovak Republic. For lawyers, trainees and other professionals.

📅 2 March
https://euipo.blumm.it/event/ar/340/slovakia-ipforyou23-1

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#OnThisDay in 1996, the first #Pokémon games were released in Japan in their red and green editions. In 1998, they reached the rest of the world, affecting the childhood of the entire millennial generation. Protect your intellectual property and add an EUTM to your Pokédex. ✍

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𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖: Reinforcing SMEs’ cyber resilience 🚀
There’s still time to sign up for this webinar on facing practical challenges in the digital transition, by @AccountancySME.
🗓 28 February 2023, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
https://www.accountancyeurope.eu/events/reinforcing-smes-cyber-resilience/
#SMESupport #SMETools
RT @AccountancySME: Many SMEs face practical challenges in their #digital transition, especially in building up #CyberResilience.
Join @AccountancyEU for …

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‘The EUIPO’s SME programme is an impactful and valuable initiative that addresses a concrete need of SMEs. IP offers important benefits, and in turn IP is crucial for the EU economy to promote innovation among 🇪🇺’s SMEs’- Johan Barros @AccountancyEU

https://business.ideaspowered.eu/news/accountancy-europe-euipo-working-together-support-and-guide-smes

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