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	Bottom-up, Circular Economy, Climate-Neutral City, Digitalisation & Broadband, Energy Transition, Further research areas, Innovative & Competitive Companies, Life Sciences & Health, Mobility Transition, People, Qualification & Gender, Production & Materials, Quantum: Research & Technology, Society & Security, Space & Aviation, Wood: Research & Knowledge Transfer
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