SME Fund 2025

SME Fund 2025 is a voucher-based reimbursement program from EUIPO (the European Union Intellectual Property Office) that funds intellectual property protection costs for small and medium-sized enterprises in the European Union. The program provides vouchers that eligible SMEs can use to offset costs associated with registering trade marks, designs, and other IP rights at national, international, and EU levels.

Businesses access the program through the EUIPO's online services portal and can use vouchers toward IP applications including trade marks and designs. Note that the 2025 SME Fund application window has closed; applicants who already hold a voucher must request reimbursement by the program's stated deadline.

How to apply - overview - EUIPO eSearch plus Comprehensive information on trade marks, designs, owners, representatives and bulletinseSearch Case Law Office decisions, General Court / Court of Justice judgments and IPR national courts.

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Do you already have a voucher? Then make sure you request the reimbursement of your IP activities before your voucher expires! Access here arrow_forward 5.

How to apply - overview **Protect your IP rights** with the SME Fund The application process will depend on the country where your business is based. **Select your country** to get more details. #### Steps to benefit from the SME Fund Before filling out the application form, make sure you have the required VAT certificate, company bank statement and, if you are a representative, the signed SME declaration.

Receive your grant award and vouchers Once your application has been approved, you will receive your grant award and your vouchers. This can take up to 15 working days. Vouchers must be activated before they expire.

To activate a voucher, fill out and submit the request for reimbursement form before the expiry date.

You must activate the vouchers within the following time limits from the date you receive the grant award: * IP Scan & IP Scan Enforcement (Voucher 1): 6 months * Trade marks and Designs (Voucher 2): 1 month* * Patents (Voucher 3): 1 month* * Community plant varieties (Voucher 4): 1 month* _*You can extend the time limits for activating Voucher 2, Voucher 3 and Voucher 4 by an additional month.

_ Request and pay for IP services In order to receive reimbursement for the IP services you’ve requested, you need to apply for the reimbursement after you’ve paid for the requested services using the form available in yourSME Fund account. After you’ve requested and paid for your IP services, fill out and submit the reimbursement form. This will activate your voucher.

Payment from the EUIPO will be sent within 1 month. **Activation of your voucher** initiates an **‘implementation period’** during which you can request further IP services that can also be reimbursed, as long as they are within the scope of your voucher(s).

This ‘implementation’ period lasts: * 6 months for trade marks and design vouchers * 6 months for patent vouchers * 6 months for community plant varieties vouchers There is no **‘implementation period’** for the IP Scans vouchers, as these vouchers will be fully consumed after the first reimbursement is requested. Be sure to use your vouchers during their validity period!

If your voucher expires without being extended or activated, it cannot be used to request reimbursement. You will not be able to apply to the SME Fund again for the same type of voucher during the same year. EUIPO is the European Union Intellectual Property Office responsible for managing the EU trade marks and the registered European Union designs,and EU geographical indications for craft and industrial products.

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