Institut national de la proprit Building IP Awareness

Institut national de la propriété - Building IP Awareness and Capacity of SMEs Industrial Property Pre-diagnosis WIPO-KIPA Asian regional Meeting industrielle JEJU, 13 December 2007

The National Institute of Industrial Property INPI is: § Public institution § Placed under the supervision of Ministry of economy, finances & employment § 800 employees § Budget: 180 Millions Euros, self-financed > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 2 inpi § Established in 1951

Local representations 4 services centraux : Paris, Compiègne, Lille, Nanterre 4 représentations internationales : Amérique du Nord (Washington), Asie du Sud Est (Bangkok), Chine (Pekin), Maghreb (Rabat) > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 3 inpi 15 implantations régionales : Alsace (Strasbourg), Aquitaine (Bordeaux), Bretagne (Rennes), Ile-de-France (Paris), Languedoc-Roussillon (Montpellier), Lorraine (Nancy), Midi-Pyrénées (Toulouse), Nord -Pas de Calais (Lille), Pays de la Loire (Nantes), Provence. Alpes Côte d’Azur (Marseille, Sophia Antipolis), Rhône Alpes (Grenoble, Lyon et Saint Etienne), Antilles-Guyane (Guadeloupe)

INPI is in charge of : n Keeping registers n Granting industrial property rights n Informing and training on IP n But also… n International representation n Through CNAC, action on counterfeiting issues > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 4 inpi n Participating in formulating & implementing laws and regulations on industrial property

INPI DIRECT Provide better information n More than 136 000 questions got an answer n More than 16 000 e-mails n More than 600 calls per day Training n Development of a Knowledge data base inpi IP Partnerships Promoting IP > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 5

IP Training Provide better information n CEIPI: Certificate of International Studies on Industrial Property n IEEPI: European Business and Intellectual Property Institute Training n 781 hours of awareness session of economic actors and research centres in Regions Promoting IP > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 6 inpi IP Partnerships n 949 initiation training sessions and 77 sessions of continuing education on IPR

Partnerships Actions To develop the use of the industrial property as factor for economic growth of companies, the INPI initiates numerous partnerships: Training n Conventions with Regions : Alsace, Aquitaine, Bretagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Pays de la Loire IP Partnerships n Conventions with actors of the innovation scene: ACFCI, OSEO, Réseau Curie, Fédération des Industries Mécanique n Actions near the competitiveness poles Promoting IP – 40 poles are accompanied by the INPI: tools of analysis and follow-up of the practices of the companies in term of PI, technology watch services, awareness and training actions – participation to Forums on innovation funding and competitiveness n Awareness near Researchers – 100 000 laboratory books distributed to researchers, in the framework of a programme with the Ministry of Research > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 7 inpi Provide better information

IP Promotion Actions Provide better information INPI implements each year several actions aiming at promoting IPR near SMEs n INPI innovation trophy rewards – A Small or Medium Enterprise for their innovation policy et industrial property policy – A research center for its capacity to value its R & D thanks to industrial property Training n – In 2006 « IP and Value Creation : Adding value to intellectual assets of the enterprise » – In 2007 « Strategic Management of Intellectual Property » n Promoting IP INPI Innovation Meetings offer sectorial and forecast analysis from patent applications filed near INPI – January 2007 : automobile and environment – June 2007 : image et networks n Roving Exhibitions – INPI uses its archives in proposing exhibitions to the public, in particular on counterfeiting issues – Since 2006, INPI is partner of « Names of Innovation » , exhibition that pays tribute to 34 inventors whose invention is named after them > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 8 inpi IP Partnerships The « Entretiens de Paris » , in partnership with Les Echos, HEC and the Senate:

Industrial Property Pre-Diagnosis The pre-diagnosis is conceived as an open method for introducing IP to innovative SME that do not make yet use of IP Objectives n Raising the company’s awareness n highlight the importance of an industrial property policy for the company n Propose course of actions Pre-diagnosis service is free of charge for the SME > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 9 inpi All the industrial property tools are taken into consideration: patents, trademarks, designs, contracts, licences, documentary searches, technology purchase and sale

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation Getting acquainted with the company n signature of an undertaking agreement between the INPI and the company Analysis, report drafting n Duration: 3 hours Delivery > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 10 inpi n Information on the company, its sector of activity, and its competitors

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation n Products, services, processes n Technology, R&D, innovations Getting acquainted with the company n Suppliers, subcontractors, distributors, … Analysis, report drafting n Finding out about the players involved in industrial property n Financial situation n Duration ½ day > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 11 inpi Delivery n Organization, HR, training

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation Getting acquainted with the company n Presentation of the company, its products and its competitive environment n IP finding and evaluation of IP needs Analysis, report drafting Delivery n Summary n Duration: ½ day > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 12 inpi n Recommendations and competitive advantages of IP

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation Getting acquainted with the company inpi Analysis, report drafting Delivery > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 13

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation Getting acquainted with the company inpi Analysis, report drafting Delivery > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 14

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation Getting acquainted with the company inpi Analysis, report drafting Delivery SECTION IV (Summary) > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 15

Pre-diagnosis in 4 steps Preparation n Oral presentation within the company Getting acquainted with the company n Monitoring the company’s practices in terms of industrial property will be carried out Delivery > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 16 inpi Analysis, report drafting n handing over the report is an ideal opportunity to expand on the follow-up action called for in the prediagnosis

Survey On 100 enterprises which benefit of an IP pre-diagnosis in 2005 n 92 % declare a level of satisfaction good or excellent inpi n 80 % have a better understanding of IP and of the advantages IP could provide to their company > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 17

The survey also gives an insight on what motivate enterprises to get an IP pre-diagnosis n The enterprise never applied for a patent but has an innovative technical project that it wants to protect n The enterprise is victim of counterfeiters, but without any IP applications n The decision makers are curious and want to know more > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 18 inpi n The enterprise is a subcontractor of a big company but its “niche market” is disappearing (restructuring, delocalisation), she needs to innovate to survive

how French SMEs perceive IPR Cons n Enterprise perceives IP as complex and administrative n Enterprise doesn’t see itself as innovative n Enterprise has no financial strength to defend their IP in case of litigation n Enterprise products have a short life > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 19 inpi n Enterprise considers that an IP policy is expensive

how French SMEs perceive IPR Pro n Enterprise is a start-up, she needs to raise funds and to use the technical guarantee and backing provided by patent n Enterprise gets knowledge that their competitors apply for patents and wishes to keep a technological advantage > Grandir avec la propriété industrielle Nam NGO THIEN 20 inpi n Enterprise wishes to develop a project in partnership and wants to alleviate any possible future conflict on the sharing of the rights

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