Industrielle Institut national de la proprit French national experience : IP Prediagnostics.

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French national experience : IP Prediagnostics

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INPI - Hélène SALAVILLE Warsaw,

1. Economic context

2. SMEs and IP

3. Methods to promote IP in SMEs

4. The IP Prediagnostics

5. Putting in place a Prediagnostic service

6. Future developments

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Economic context

Profile of French SMEs

IP and French Companies

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Before

INPI’s main mission :Register patents, trademarks and models.

SMEs perception of IP :Too costlyTime consumingUnprofitableFirst experience of IP often negativeBoring

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Now

INPI’s main mission :Promoting the benefits of IP, particularly to SMEs

SMEs perception of IP : more and more SMEs are aware that IP is :

A lever for competitivenessA protection of innovationA means to develop

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Ways for promoting IP in SMEs

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INPI approach

Promotion of IP through a network of partners :

Chambers of Commerce and IndustryInnovation Agency (OSEO)Ubifrance : french agency for international development…

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INPI approach

Various actions :

Innovation TrophyLecturing in universitiesLocal conferences for geographical coverageIP Prediagnostics

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IP Prediagnostics

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What is an IP prediagnostic ?

A study which enables a company to review all it’s IP :

What’s been doneWhat needs to be done

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What is an IP prediagnostic ? Definition :

Customised study, adapted to each case…

…which takes into account all IP :

> Patents> Trademarks> Models> Contracts> Licence agreements

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What is an IP prediagnostic ?THE SME Criteria

SME’s who are innovative

SME’s who don’t use IP

SME’s under 1 000 employees

Lack of IP practice : no patent during the 5 last years

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What is a IP prediagnostic ?IMPLEMENTATION Cost

1 500 €

Fully financed by INPI

1,5 day (0,5 day to meet the company + 1 day to write a report)

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The 4 stages of a prediagnostic study

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1st stageHow to find SME’s ?

Partners

Events (conferences, exhibitions…)

Press

Direct request from SME

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Fixing of a first meeting

Fixing a meeting

Contract between INPI and company

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2nd stageThe first meeting Preparation of the meeting : gathering of information

about the company, the technical field, the competitors, IP of the company, IP of the competitors

Interview with the Director

INPI Consultant

> Definition of a prediagnostic study, INPI

The company

> Legal and economic data> Present practice policy of the company concerning IP> …

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3rd stageThe report

LAY OUT

CONTENT 1st part : The Company

2nd part : Current IP situation

3rd part : Recommendations

4th part : Summary

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4th stageDebriefing

2nd meeting with the Director

Within 1 month after the first meeting

To debrief on the findings of the report

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1st stage : important points •To work in cooperation with a network

• To obtain a meeting with the director of the company

• To draw up a contract

•To make the first meeting useful

2nd stage : important point

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3rd stage : important point •To give concrete recommendations taking into account the specific nature of the company

•To explain the findings of the report

4th stage : important point

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IP Prediagnostics : results

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INPI - Hélène SALAVILLE Warsaw, page 23

Performance in France

Number of prediagnostics cases handled

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Satisfaction survey among SMEs

Quality control: annual survey Impact of prediagnostics in 2007

satisfaction level good or excellent: 90%

fuller appreciation of IP: 74%

IP action initiated following prediagnostics: 68% > Applications filed: 66% 42% patents

53% trademarks

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Evaluation by the European Commission

High satisfaction level among companies handled

Impact on IP practice

Success factors demonstrated > Experts’profiles and experience > Coverage : via local innovation-promoting networks > Dovetails with other schemes (PTR)

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Introducing a prediagnostic service

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Network

> Inexpensive> Effective> Reliable filter

Internet

> Widespread> Effective> Less precise

Exhibitions / conferences

> More costly> Raise the profile of the service

Press

> Source to find SMEs> Advertising and articles mentionning INPI

Communication

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Internal

> Operational immediately> Adaptable during trial period

External

> Specialized and business focused> Available « on demand »

Experts

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Guidelines

Training

Quality policy

> Re-reading of studies> Questionnaire

Quality

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Financial

Time

Training

Advertising

Investment

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IP Prediagnostics : future development

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INPI - Hélène SALAVILLE Warsaw, IP Pre-diagnosis>Pascal Duyck – INPI page 32

Future developments

More agencies for proximity to SMEs

Targeting of SMEs at strategic stages in their development

> Start-ups > Cross-border developments > Handover

Development of prediagnosis in other countries:

> Directly : Portugal, Belgium> Via EPO : Austria, Slowakia, …

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INPI 26 bis rue de Saint Petersbourg

75800 Paris Cedex 08France

Hélène [email protected]

Industrielle Institut national de la proprit French national experience : IP Prediagnostics.

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