Voucher for the protection of invention - 2023

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Status

Archived

Application deadline

31. December, 2024 23:59

Minimum grant

200€

Maximum grant

5.000€

1 About the programme

The subject of this Public Call, Voucher for the Protection of Invention - 2023, is the award of vouchers aimed at supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals from Montenegro who, in 2023, obtained patent protection for an invention in Montenegro or are currently undergoing the international or European patent protection procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) or the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

An invention eligible for patent protection may relate to either a product or a process, in accordance with Article 5 of the Patent Law (Official Gazette of Montenegro, Nos. 42/15, 2/17 and 146/21).

Objectives of the Public Call

To encourage MSMEs and individuals engaged in innovation activities (inventors or innovators) in Montenegro to protect their inventions through patents, enabling further testing and development that may lead to commercialization and the introduction of patented inventions to domestic and international markets.
To enhance the competitiveness and innovation capacity of Montenegrin MSMEs through the protection of intellectual property rights in Montenegro and abroad.
To strengthen the innovation capacity of Montenegrin MSMEs.

2 Eligible applicants

Applications under this Public Call may be submitted by individuals, newly established enterprises, and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

Voucher for the Protection of Inventions in Montenegro

Legal entities and individuals from Montenegro who obtained national patent protection for their invention during 2023 are eligible to apply.

Eligible costs and amount of support:

a) Costs related to obtaining national patent protection, up to EUR 200;

b) Costs related to the further development of the invention, up to EUR 2,000.

Voucher for the Protection of Inventions Abroad (EPO/WIPO)

Legal entities and individuals from Montenegro who, during 2023, submitted a patent application to the European Patent Office (EPO) or through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the international patent protection system, and/or received a positive notification confirming that their application was accepted for substantive examination, are eligible to apply.

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3 Documentation

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4 How to apply

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications for vouchers must be submitted electronically through the Fund's online portal (www.programifonda.me). Before accessing the application process, applicants must first register on the Fund's portal.

Registration requests are approved automatically, after which applicants receive the necessary login credentials (username and password) to access the portal. Once registration is completed, applicants may submit their application through the Fund's portal.

The application must include all documents listed in the Application Content section of this Public Call. After uploading all required documentation, applicants are required to formally submit their application by clicking the "Submit Application" button. This action notifies the Fund that the application has been finalized and officially received.

Once the "Submit Application" button has been clicked, applicants may no longer amend or modify the submitted documents.

By submitting an application, applicants confirm that they accept all relevant terms and conditions required by the Fund for the application to be considered.

Detailed instructions for submitting applications are available on the Fund's portal.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The Public Call for the award of vouchers is implemented as an open call, remaining open until the allocated funds have been exhausted.

Applications are processed and approved in the order in which they are received through the Fund's portal. Vouchers are awarded according to the same order, subject to the outcome of the application evaluation.

Applications may be submitted starting from 8 May 2023.

Incomplete applications, as well as applications that are not submitted electronically through the Innovation Fund's online portal, will not be considered.

Contact e-mail: [email protected]

Contact telephone: +382 20 653 891

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5 Questions & Answers

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6 Public call results

On the programme results page you can review the complete results of all previous public calls – from selected projects to the amounts of awarded funds and key outcomes.

Results of the Public Call for the Voucher for the Protection of Invention 2023 31 December 2023

Results of the voucher for the protection of invention and invention development programme 2024 29 August 2024

7 Public call archive

In the public call archive you will find all relevant documents: conditions, deadlines, criteria and lists of selected projects.

Voucher for the Protection of Invention – 2024 29 August 2024

Archived

Published: 8 May 2023