The European IP Helpdesk supports European SMEs and research teams involved in cross-border business and/or EU-funded research activities manage, disseminate and valorise their IP. Offering a broad range of informative material, a Helpline service for direct IP support as well as on-site and online training, our main goal is to support IP capacity building along the full scale of IP practices: from awareness to strategic use and successful exploitation.
About us
Meet our team, learn more about our partners and take a look at frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Helpline
Looking for someone to address with your IP questions? Our Helpline team is there for you. Get in touch and receive an answer from our group of experienced legal specialists within no more than three working days.
Training
IP capacity building is one of our major goals: We provide various training modules and formats ranging from online sessions to on-site workshops and special training schemes.
IP resources library
In our IP resource library you will find a variety of hands-on, user friendly and easy-to-read publications such as guides, Bulletins, fact sheets or case studies tackling different topics from the multifaceted world of IP and IP management.
European IP Helpdesk Ambassadors
We have teamed up with the Enterprise Europe Network, the world’s largest support network for SMEs, to set up a scheme of national European IP Helpdesk Ambassadors all across Europe aiming to help you deal with IP issues at your doorstep – and in your native tongue.
Contacts
Please get in touch with us anytime for further information or if you have any questions regarding our services.
Email: service
iprhelpdesk [dot] eu (service[at]iprhelpdesk[dot]eu)
Phone number: +34 965 90 9692 (Helpline)
Postal address:
EURICE – European Research and Project Office GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Allee 1
66386 St. Ingbert
Germany
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News
As of 1 January 2026, a new edition of the Nice Classification has entered into force: the 13th Edition (Nice 13 – Version 2026). All trademark applications filed from this date onward will be examined and classified in accordance with this new edition.
On 11 December 2025, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2026–2027, with a total budget of €14 billion to support research and innovation aligned with the EU’s strategic priorities, including climate action, digital leadership and resilience.
The newly redesigned Intellectual Property Support for Small Businesses website has officially launched, marking the next evolution of the Ideas Powered for Business initiative.
The 2025 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard reveals a mixed picture for Europe’s innovation landscape. While EU companies continue to play a major role in global R&D and intellectual property creation, their overall R&D investment growth in 2024 remained behind.
A recently published study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), carried out in collaboration with the European Commission under the InvestEU Advisory Hub, examines why innovative start-ups and scale-ups relocate part of their activities outside the EU.
Blog
Welcome to our blog! Here we tackle topics that are not covered by our other resources such as fact sheets or guides - and our tone is a little more personal, too. Next to one larger editorial piece per month you can expect a light, weekly summary of relevant IP news, also including IP updates related to Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe in the near future. Take a look!
In this blogpost, we focus on two copyright disputes, one involving Disney and Google, and the other concerning the Belgian series High Tides
This week, we have a look at a dispute involving the use of the word "Donut" in Spain, and what is deemed genuine use of a trade mark
The new scheme, established by Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, introduces EU-wide geographical-indication protection for craft and industrial products (CIGIs).
