Securing funds from European subsidies (also known as European funding) can be a significant step leading to the growth of companies and development of projects managed by a range of institutions. At JWP Patent and Trademark Attorneys, we support companies, universities and organizations in preparing applications for EU grants. We provide assistance in the preparation of sections related to industrial property, including applications to programmes such as the Smart Growth Operational Programme, the Operational Programme Eastern Poland and other regional programmes.
Ayming Polska’s specialist team provides companies with the support they need to optimise their operations and achieve better financial results. They assist companies in three main areas: innovation financing (tax relief for innovation, subsidies, government grants, Polish Investment Zone), labour costs (accident insurance contributions, State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled People, work environment management platform – Acciline +, co-financing from the Social Insurance Institution to improve health and safety at work), as well as taxes and local fees (property tax, new investments, cost segregation).
EU funds – provided services:
- audit of the current state of intellectual property for a given project (EU subsidies for existing companies)
- research on the state of the art to determine the innovativeness of a solution and identify competitors in the industry
- patentability search
- patent purity tests for the developed/marketed solution
- patent research to preliminary risk assessment in view of potential infringement of exclusive rights
- research into and monitoring of industrial designs and trademarks
- preparation of research reports covering the elements required in the project (subsidies for existing companies)
- development of an intellectual property protection strategy for EU subsidies
- development of patent descriptions and application documentation for inventions and utility models, industrial designs and trademarks, as well as conducting application procedures in Poland and abroad
- evaluation of activities related to obtaining and maintaining the protection of IP rights in a project, which constitutes an element of the cost estimate in the financial part of the application for European subsidies
- preparation of agreements and regulations defining relations between entities participating in the R&D works established in the project (EU subsidies for company development)
- drafting license agreements and agreements for the transfer of exclusive rights
- conducting proceedings before patent offices in the cases of exclusive rights invalidation and before courts in the cases of intellectual property rights infringement
- conducting negotiations and mediations at every stage of a project financed with EU subsidies
