In the frame of SHERACA+
project*, We would like to announce one of our recent
initiatives at the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology,
the launching of the IPR
& Innovation Management Helpdesk. It offers free of charge,
first-line support on IP and IPR matters to Egyptian researchers in
addition to beneficiaries of funded research projects, Egyptian SMEs
and those involved in transnational partnership agreements. The
Helpdesk service is operated by a team of IP experts at the Academy
of Scientific Research and Technology, experts at the Egyptian
Economic court and run in cooperation with the European Commission’s
IPR Helpdesk and SEHERACA+ partners.
It offers tailor-made advice on individual IP and IPR questions,
and provides written answers within four working days. The team also
assesses and revises IP related issues within contracts and other
agreements such as licensing or distribution agreements, joint
ownership agreements and consortium agreements. The IPR-Helpdesk is
now functioning through our Support
center system. Cases’ and inquiries’ submission will be also
accepted via email as well” IPR-Helpdesk@asrt.sci.eg”
till the end of November 2014.
Egypt IPR helpdesk will issue a monthly newsletter (July-issue is
attached) and an innovation management fact-sheets. We believe that
this initiative will help Egyptian researchers and entrepreneurs, to
recognise the importance of IP and enable them to manage and
safeguard their intellectual assets and ideas, as a main key to
ensuring innovation and competitiveness.
We will appreciate very much if you could kindly disseminate this
service within your networks.
*
SHERACA+ project is an
EU funded project coordinated by the Egyptian Ministry of Scientific
Research under grant agreement number 609574