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MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST COUNTERFEITING ITALIAN PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Programs for financial support of SMEs Division VII – National and European Patents , International Applications Loredana Guglielmetti Roma 14.3.2108

Programs for financial support of SMEs 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 2

Novelty search for Italian patent applications  Specific Law in 2007 To improve the quality of Italian patents To increase the number of Italian patent applications To increase the number of Italian patent extended to EP / PCT applications No fees established for novelty search  Working Agreement Italy- EPO (18/6/20008) 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 3

Novelty search for Italian patent applications  Novelty search carried out by the EPO examiners for Italian patent applications filed from 1 st July 2008  Almost 8,000 NS per year To improve the quality of Italian patents To increase the number of Italian patent applications To increase the number of Italian patent extended to EP / PCT applications 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 4

Brevetti + & Brevetti +2  «Pacchetto Innovazione» 2009 (30,5 m€)  MISE and INVITALIA (Institution for the implementation of the measures) 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 5

Brevetti + & Brevetti +2 To raise the number of national Incentives for patenting applications and the extension of them to EP or PCT; Incentives for business use of patents To Improve enterprise competitiveness through the economic exploitation of a patent Maximum incentives for each SME € 140,000 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 6

Brevetti + Call for Application Incentives for business use of Bonus for patenting patents  Grants of up to EUR 6 000  Grants of up to EUR 70 000 awarded  Condition:  Condition:  Positive Search Report carried out by EPO  Positive Search Report carried out by EPO  Italian SMEs eligible  Italian SMEs 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 7

Brevetti + : Bonus for patenting Italian Patent Application Filed at IPTO from 01.01.2011 Filing of one or more international Italian SMEs with a patent (PCT) applications at WIPO from or patent application 01.01.2011 claiming the priority of an earlier Italian application Filing of a European Patent Application at EPO from 01.01.2011 claiming the priority of an earlier Italian application 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 8

Brevetti +: Bonus for patenting Patent Procedures Results Verification of official documents Bonus Italian Patent Application at Positive Serch Filing Documents • 1 Report carried out Search report "not negative" € 1.500 IPTO (UIBM) • by EPO (Novelty, Inventive Step, Industrial App) European Patent Application at Request of Filing Documents 2 substantial Proof of payment of examionation fees € 3.000 EPO claiming Italian priority examination International application at WIPO Request of Filing Documents 3 claiming Italian priority preliminary Proof of payment of examionation fees € 4.000 international examination 3.1 Application extended to PCT Application filed Filing Documents countries : a.€ 3.000 a. 3 to 5 countries b.€ 6.000 b. more than 5 c. 3.2 Application extended to Application filed Filing Documents a. China , India a.€ 1.500 b. USA, Brazil, Russia b.€ 1.000 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 9

Brevetti +: Incentives for business use of patents Filing of a European Patent Application Italian SMEs with a patent at EPO claiming the priority of an or patent application earlier Italian application Filing one or more international (PCT) applications at WIPO claiming the priority of an earlier Italian application Italian Patent Application Filing at IPTO (UIBM) Request preliminary/substantial Positive Serch Report carried out by EPO ( Novelty, Inventive examination Step, Industrial App ) 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 10

Brevetti +: Incentives for business use of patents Italian SME who: Owns at least one patent application owns at least one patent with : Positive Search Report carried out by • EPO (N, IS, IA) in case of Italian Application Request of Substantial examination in owns a patent license • case of European Patent Application or international (PCT) applications that claims the priority of an earlier Italian application. Under the program, grants of up to EUR 70 000 are awarded for buying special services, 80% of maximum allowed cost. 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 11

Brevetti +: Incentives for business use of patents Special services financed Technology transfer Organization and development Industrialization and engineering Requirements Tangible and Valid Project Plan measurable results Timing: 18 months Funding in two after signing contract. different times 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 12

BREVETTI +2 Goal:  To give economic value to patents of SMEs Productivity, market development, improvement of competitiveness based on patent exploitation 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 13

BREVETTI +2 Incentives for business use of patents Under the program, grants of up to EUR 140 000 Requirements :  Positive Search Report carried out by EPO  Only Italian SMEs  Only Patent granted/owned after 01.01.2013 /patent licenses  University/academic Spin-off with specific conditions  Grants of up to EUR 140.000,00 for special services  80% max. allowed cost  100% of costs , in case of academic spin off 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 14

Brevetti + & Brevetti +2  From 2nd Nov 2011 until 3th Dec 2015 4277 applications have been submitted Bonus Incentives Brevetti +2 Total Submitted Applications 2.930 1.165 182 4.277 Applications not complying with pre- 359 170 24 553 requisites 519 437 68 1.024 Applications not admitted 2.052 558 90 2.700 Applications admitted 70% 48% 50% - % admission 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 15

Bonus, Incentives and Brevetti+2 in Italy Agevolazioni Area geografica N° iniziative concesse € ABRUZZO 32 1.245.208 BASILICATA 5 120.025 CALABRIA 24 135.216 CAMPANIA 76 2.201.946 EMILIA ROMAGNA 519 6.044.881 FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA 51 813.271 LAZIO 100 2.634.047 LIGURIA 21 613.521 LOMBARDIA 732 10.354.953 MARCHE 121 2.469.708 MOLISE 5 261.111 PIEMONTE 209 3.310.617 PUGLIA 55 1.259.621 SARDEGNA 6 112.826 SICILIA 30 849.511 TOSCANA 183 2.457.778 TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE 22 282.152 UMBRIA 32 715.054 VALLE D'AOSTA 2 8.000 VENETO 475 5.229.830 Totale complessivo 2.700 € 41.119.277 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 16

Bonus Incentives Brevetti +2 Regions Applications € Applications € Applications € ABRUZZO 15 24.000 9 454.061 8 767.147 BASILICATA 2 4.500 3 115.525 0 0 CALABRIA 22 57.500 2 77.716 0 0 CAMPANIA 41 107.500 29 1.490.019 6 604.427 EMILIA ROMAGNA 426 866.000 86 4.542.314 7 636.567 FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA 37 81.500 12 612.594 2 119.177 35 1.976.793 5 535.254 LAZIO 60 122.000 4 259.677 LIGURIA 14 28.000 3 325.844 140 7.234.250 LOMBARDIA 568 1.218.500 24 1.902.203 33 1.811.231 MARCHE 82 169.000 6 489.477 1 28.223 MOLISE 2 3.000 2 229.888 PIEMONTE 155 311.000 49 2.496.900 5 502.717 PUGLIA 35 99.000 13 570.591 7 590.030 2 105.326 0 0 SARDEGNA 4 7.500 10 556.730 SICILIA 18 31.500 2 261.281 43 2.162.791 TOSCANA 139 286.000 1 8.987 TRENTINO ALTO 2 128.921 ADIGE 18 35.500 2 117.731 11 597.853 1 81.701 UMBRIA 20 35.500 0 0 0 0 VALLE D'AOSTA 2 8.000 74 3.518.232 9 832.098 VENETO 392 879.500 558 € 28.739.747 90 € 8.004.530 Totale complessivo 2052 4.375.000 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 17

Technology Distribution 2000 Product Sector 1513 1500 1000 462 374 249 500 89 13 0 PREMI INCENTIVI BREVETTI + 2 Settore Merceologico TOTALE n. imprese n. imprese n. imprese ATTIVITA' MANIFATTURIERE / ARTIGIANALI 1.185 281 47 1.513 COMMERCIO 193 49 7 249 COSTRUZIONI 63 20 6 89 ICT 315 131 16 462 SERVIZI ALLE PMI 286 75 13 374 ALTRO 10 2 1 13 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 18

Thank you! loredana.guglielmetti@mise.gov.it 14.03.2018 Loredana Guglielmetti 19