​SME Fund - 50% reimbursement on trade mark
and design basic application fees
The SME Fund offers financial
support in the form of reimbursements for trade mark and design applications.
The Fund opened for applications on 11 January 2021 through a series of
application windows that is running throughout 2021. The SME Fund is aimed at
small and medium-sized enterprises based in the 27 EU Member States.
In this regard, the Commerce
Department is collaborating with the EUIPO to offer financial support/grants to
those SMEs by providing a 50% of the equivalent application fee of the eligible
national or EU Intellectual Property rights (Trademarks and Designs). The grants
consist of a partial reimbursement of costs to the beneficiary, up to a maximum
of €1,500 per beneficiary.
Applicants will need to click on https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/sme-fund
and proceed with filling the relative application form. SME’s must first apply
for the grant and wait for the grant decision. After receiving the grant
decision, the SME can apply for their trademark and/or design on https://ips.gov.mt/ or for an EU application on https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/apply-now
and thereafter, for the reimbursement of the basic application fee with the
EUIPO.
More details can be found at: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/sme-fund
ABOUT THE
EUIPO
The European
Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is a decentralised agency of the EU,
based in Alicante, Spain. It manages the registration of the European Union
trade mark (EUTM) and the registered Community design (RCD), both of which
provide intellectual property protection in all EU Member States. The EUIPO
also carries out cooperation activities with the national and regional
intellectual property offices of the EU.