The European Union provides support to Small and Medium Enterprises

CHINA IPR SME HELPDESK

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

73/G/ENT/CIP/13/B/N02C02

The European Union provides support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in cases of market failures.

The justification for support in the field of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is based on the importance of these rights for the international competitiveness of EU businesses, the low ability of small and medium businesses to adequately manage IPR due to limited resources and knowledge to effectively deal with IPR and the additional challenge imposed by the international dimension.

This call aims to provide support services to assist EU SMEs to both protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in or relating to China. The target audience is both European SMEs in the EU and those already present in or investing in or otherwise doing business in China.