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ARTICLE · 13 AUGUST 2025

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Unlocking IP Protection For Startups

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For startups, brand protection, product designs, and innovations is essential—but it can also be expensive.

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Michela Noelle Seychell
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Susanna Grech Deguara
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A Guide to the EUIPO SME Fund

For startups, brand protection, product designs, and innovations is essential—but it can also be expensive. That's where theEUIPO SME Fund 2025comes in. This initiative offers financial support to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU and Ukraine secure their intellectual property (IP) rights.

The SME Fund in a Nutshell

The SME Fund, funded by theEuropean Commissionand implemented by theEuropean Union Intellectual Property Office(EUIPO), is designed to provide targeted financial assistance to SMEs within the European Union. This initiative aims to enhance the capacity of SMEs to register and manage IP assets, including patents, trademarks, designs, and plant varieties.

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