Did you miss the EPO-EIC training on Intellectual Property for deep tech businesses? The recordings are now available!

The EPO-EIC training on Intellectual Property for deep tech businesses was held on 11 and 18 June 2025 January 2025 as a two-part online training, jointly organised by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Innovation Council (EIC), with support of the European IP Helpdesk. If you were not able to attend the two sessions, or if you missed some parts of them, you can now count on the presentation materials – available on the EIC’s official website – and on the session recordings, also available for replay on the EIC Community YouTube channel (Session 1 and Session 2). 
 

Overall, the training provided insights for EIC beneficiaries and the wider innovation ecosystem to navigate key IP challenges, ranging from developing a robust IP strategy to managing IP portfolios, understanding commercialisation pathways, and leveraging IP assets for investment, partnerships, and scale-up.  
Throughout the sessions, IP experts from the European Patent Office offered practical guidance, real-world case studies, and hands-on advice. 

🎥 The session recordings are now available on the EIC YouTube channel (Session 1 and Session 2) 

Key insights from 11 June 2025 - IP strategy day 

• Exploration of how intellectual property (IP) contributes to value creation and innovation strategies; 

• Outlining of the pros and cons of various commercialisation routes, including licensing and spin-outs; 

• Discussion revolving around how different IP rights (patents, trade secrets, trademarks) can be effectively combined, setting the stage for the IP strategy session; 

• Demonstration of how IP strategies support real-world business growth, with examples from the EPO innovation case-studies library. 

Key insights from 18 June 2025 - IP management day 
 

• Overall focus on turning strategic foundations into structured, operational IP management practices; 

• Presentation of best practices for building and strengthening IP pipelines in SMEs; 

• Guidance on portfolio evaluation and prioritisation; 

• Explanation of tactics for protecting both conventional and less obvious inventions, including software-based inventions; 

• Exploration of potential risks before entering markets and how to navigate them, highlighting how EPO tools like Espacenet can support informed decision-making. 

Explore the session recordings and presentation materials on the EIC’s official website to benefit from the combined IP expertise of the EPO and the practical experience of the EIC community, and take the next steps toward building robust, innovation-driven IP strategies!