Innovation Support Activity of the Hungarian Patent Office

EVA BAKOS Industrial Property Information and Education Centre Hungarian Patent Office PATINNOVA 19 April 2007, Munich

AGENDA

1. International Innovation Environment 2. VIVACE programme

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1. European Innovation Scoreboard 2006.

Summary Innovation Index (SII) and average growth rate 2005 2006 Significant negative change in 1 year!!!

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1. European Innovation Scoreboard 2006.

Summary Innovation Index Innov. drive Innov. Enterp.

Appl.

Knowledge generation IP

33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Knowledge generation 10 pos. back, IP 2 pos. ahead, Application 3 pos. ahead compared to 2005

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2. VIVACE Programme Activity Plan for Fostering Entrepreneurial IP Competitiveness (2004-2006)

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Aim

: to foster IP activities of SMEs, to improve IP culture to improve competitiveness  Financed by the Hungarian Ministry of Economy and Transport 5

2. VIVACE Programme PILLARS I. II. III. Building Networks and Services Raising Awareness and Expanding Education Providing Economic Incentives

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I. Building Networks and Services Know your clients to serve them!

The National IP Information Network

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I. Building Networks and Services. National Innovation and IP survey

Questionnaire  Company profile  Effect of EU accession on doing business  Product differentiation (marketing, TM, D)  R+D, innovation knowledge and activity  IP awareness and activity 8

I. Building Networks and Services.

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% of innovative SMEs in your country?

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I. Building Networks and Services.

Effect of EU accession on doing business of Hungarian SMEs

Price negotiation capability Domestic sales opportunities Profitability Competitiveness 0% 10% 20% worse 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% un-changed 80% 90% 100% better 10

I. Building Networks and Services.

30 20 10 0 80 70 60 50 40

72% Finantarea activitatii de cercetare + dezvoltare (C+D) 28%

0% 0.1- 2 % között 2.1- 4 % között 4.1- 6 % között 6.1- 8 % között 11

I. Building Networks and Services.

K+F tevékenység gazdasági mérlege Financial balance of R+D activity Bilantul economic al activitatii C+D 17% Jelentős nyereség

Significant profit Profit significant

58%

Profit

14% 11% 0-

Insignificant profit Deficit 12

I. Building Networks and Services.

D UM P TM

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7% 1% 14%

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2%

8,7 17 17 10 20 30 40 50,4 49,9 50 60 13

II. Raising Awareness and Expanding Education

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VIP Campaign

Entrepreneurial Information Program on Innovation (Launched in September 2005) 14

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II. Raising Awareness and Expanding Education

Higher Education

: Partnering higher education bodies 15 10 5 0 1996 2000 2004 2005 15

II. Raising Awareness and Expanding Education

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III. Providing Economic Incentives

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Funds

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Protecting IP abroad:

90% of expenses covered since 2003 

Protecting IP abroad and preparing for commercialisation:

prototyping, test series, market survey, sales development for SMEs . 17

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III. Providing Economic Incentives

Funds

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Discrimination of applications:

Preference should be given to applications having obtained IP protection (according to Innovation Law, [Art.7(5)]) 

Funding SMEs to attend training programs fostering entrepreneurial skills

(up to 10.000 EUR per applicant!) 18

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III. Providing Economic Incentives

Funds

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InnoCHEQUE system

(Since July 2005) Applicable in the following fields of IP: - Technology transfer, - IP and copyright consulting, - Novelty search and patent search, - Obtaining national IP protection.

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III. Providing Economic Incentives

Tax incentive

The expenditures spent on obtaining and maintaining national IP protection can be deducted from tax base (Since 2005) 20

An Example for Good Practice

 VIVACE Programme was chosen as a good practice for Benchmarking National and Regional Support Services in the field of Industrial and Intellectual Property (IIP) for SMEs for Pro Inno Europe EC DG Enterprise Unit D. 4 21

Elements of Good Practice

 Example of what can work in the EE context  Contractual agreements with expert staff  Broad approach  Little historic burdens to cope with  Standardized training for experts  Standardized services 22

Thank you for your attention!

Eva Bakos tel: +36 1 474 5529 fax: +36 1 474 5549 email: [email protected]