New Service for SMEs: discover.ip

The problem is known: especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often provided with a great potential, but not with the resources required to correctly estimate or exploit the market potential. And that is where a service introduced in 2008 by the Austrian Patent Office (ÖPA) together with aws - austria wirtschaftsservice (Austrian economic service) provides a remedy. This help service for technically-oriented SMEs in Austria is supported by the European Patent Office. The initiative is called discover.ip and offers companies a valuable analysis of potentials: the efficient use of company-internal intellectual property (in short: IP) is not a simple matter, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. In many cases, the risks and sources of know-how dispersion are underestimated. Equally, however, the opportunities and the use of strategic mechanisms of protection remain undiscovered. This is where the Patent Office and aws come in: specialists of the two service providers visit your company and assess the opportunities and risks of your business model together with you for a comprehensive profile of weaknesses and strengths. All aspects of your corporate IP are gathered in one report, which is meant to provide a good basis for your future strategic orientation. This way, you will receive an overview of the opportunities in matters related to the protection of intellectual property in your company. And the best part of it is: discover.ip is free of charge for you.