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What is intellectual property and how do you protect it? How do you search for patents online? In this article you will find a series of tools, which will give you background information for protecting your ideas and conducting independent patent search.
> Horizon 2020 - a guide to intellectual property protection
Nominations for the European Inventor Award 2019 are now open. You can vote for your favourite inventor until 28 September 2018.
> Intellectual property: tools for protecting your ideas and patent search
The European Commission is looking for 15 members who will be part of the group of experts on licensing and valuation of standard essential patents (SEPs). Deadline to apply is 20 August 2018.
> EU Budget post 2020 - what's at stake for innovation and creativity
Culture Action Europe is working on the Beyond the Obvious (BtO) Conference 2018, which will explore the relations between Technology and Humans. The event will take place in Timisoara, Romania from 25 to 27 October, 2018.
> EU Budget post 2020 - what's at stake for innovation and creativity
The EUIPO is launching a new training programme for intellectual property practitioners: the Trade Mark and Design Education Programme. Applications are open from 15 May 2018 until 30 June 2018.
> Blockathon - EUIPO competition for new anti-counterfeiting solutions
On June 5th Rome will host the Invention, Disclosure, Evolution, Ability - IDEA Forum, a special event for innovators, practitioners and creative people who want to explore the potential of intellectual property protection in the Information Age.
> World Intellectual Property Day 2018: the role of women as innovators
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched the Blockathon competition in order to explore new blockchain solutions against counterfeiting. Applications are open until 30 April 2018.
> Blockchain - EU Observatory and Forum to promote new technology
The European Commission is proposing a pragmatic, modern, long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period. "With today's proposal we have put forward a pragmatic plan for how to do more with less", European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said.
> A blockchain to better spend EU funds after 2020
The World Intellectual Property Day 2018 celebrates women inventors who promote positive change across the globe. But a profound gender gap persists in international patent applications, as noted by WIPO Director General Francis Gurry.
If it's true that blockchain has the potential to transform the development sector, what are the conditions that will be required for this technology to scale up? It's to answer that question that World Bank recently launched a blockchain lab.
During the TEN-T Days 2018 in April in Ljubljana the European Commission will provide a marketplace for mobility projects where start-ups can network and pitch their projects.
