aws Protecting innovation

With aws protecting innovation, we support you in developing your individual, business-specific intellectual property strategy, i.e. we help identify, secure, protect, and exploit your intellectual property.

Industries

Innovative, technology-driven industries above all

Company size

Micro, small and mid-sized companies, i.e

Employees: < 250
Sales: < 50 million euros
Balance sheet total: < 43 million euros

Development phase

All phases

Requirements

Austria is the operating location.
You fulfil all formal and content requirements

Success rate

75% – depending on the extent to which the formal and content requirements
are fulfilled

Initial consultation (discover.IP)
IP strategy development: consultation, strategy coaching and grants (nonrepayable) on topics such as
- Identifying, securing, and protecting your intellectual property for maximum commercial benefit,
- Sale and licensing of own intellectual property rights,
- Purchase, licensing and use of third-party intellectual property
IP strategy implementation: consultation, strategy coaching and grants (nonrepayable) on topics such as
- Strengthening of company resources (personnel, training, etc.)
- IP Analyses
- Establishment and enforcement of IP portfolio
- IP Transfer

If you need advice on the appropriate type of support, please contact us.

Funding amount

Grants: up to 50% of the eligible project costs – but no more than 200,000 euros

Project duration

A maximum of 3 years

Eligible costs

Costs of creating, defending, and enforcing intellectual property rights
Costs of external IP consultants
Licensing costs for third-party intellectual property rights

Disbursement
As soon as you have submitted the invoices for third-party
services rendered

Repayment

The grant is nonrepayable.

Costs

None

Additional funding

National Contact Point Intellectual Property

Costs resulting from invoices for small amounts, i.e. below EUR 150 (net)
Costs of external consultants in the case of ongoing, routine consultancy or marketing
Court costs and any cost reimbursements to opposing parties in connection with property right infringements,
Value added tax.

Application date

Any time – within the submission deadline until 31/12/2021

Application and approval process

You apply for aws protecting innovation grants via the aws funding manager.
Depending on your needs, 2 aws experts or an independent jury will decide, based on a set of criteria, whether to approve your application – or not.
We will let you know about our decision in any case.

Duration of the approval process