SME Fund 2023: Financing for European SMEs and SMIs
"As in 2021 and in 2022, the SME Fund (fund directed to the SMEs and managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)), set up a financial help (subvention) for the European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to protect their Intellectual Property rights."
This financial help is from January 23, 2023 and up to December 15, 2023.
EUIPO definition of SME
SMEs are defined as follows by the EUIPO :
For a medium-sized company :
Whether your workforce is less than 250 employees and your annual turnover is less than or equal to 50 million euros or your annual balance sheet total is less than or equal to 43 million euros.
For a Small Business :
Whether your workforce is less than 50 employees and your annual turnover is less than or equal to 10 million euros or your annual balance sheet total is less than or equal to 10 million euros.
How can I benefit from the SME Fund?
If your company complies with this definition of SMEs and if you want to get a subvention in order to protect your innovations, please do not hesitate to contact us.