Patent.Voucher - Funding, Guidelines

Check your innovation idea on patentability

Patent.Voucher

The Patent.Voucher supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as start-ups and founders to check the patentability of their innovation idea and furthermore to speed up preparation and submission of the application for a patent. The FFG aid covers up to 80 % of the total costs (non-repayable subsidies), which are limited by € 12.500,-. Submission of an application is possible at any time.

Details

Program Owner / Sponsor
Topic	Aeronautics and Space, Bottom-up, Environment and energy, Further research areas, Human Resources, Information technology, Life Sciences, Material and manufacturing, Mobility and Transport, Security and Defense, Service innovation, Society
Funding instrument	Patent.Scheck
Scope	national
Partner	Not required
Submission	Submission possible anytime
FFG-Area	General Programmes
Selection by	Evaluations are conducted by experts of the FFG (swift approval processes)
What is being funded	The FFG aid covers up to 80% of the total costs, which are limited by € 12.500,-.
Min. / max. funding	0 / € 10.000,-
Eligible costs	Patent.Voucher Guidlines (German only)
Min. / max. running time	12 - 24 months
Availability from	03.10.2016 - constantly

The Patent.Voucher is based on two phases as follows:

Compulsory, interactive search for intellectual property rightsdone by a national Patent Agency
Optional, preparation and execution of a national and international (PCT) patent application as well as accompanying patent monitoring

Description of the target group:
SME, Startups