The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) offers a Global Awards program, seeking small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) candidates from around the world that use intellectual property (IP)-backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner to achieve business goals and improve society. WIPO’s Global Awards 2023 are open to SME applicants of the entire range of business activity – the creative […]
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Cultural Heritage and IPR in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, intellectual property rights (IPR) can be used not only to protect but also to monetize cultural heritage and tourism assets. This may include the registration of trademarks for cultural-historical values and tourist destinations, copyrights for historical documents and works of art, and patents for any new technologies or methods used in the preservation […]
High interest in LEARN-IP in Ruse
The multiplier event of our LEARN-IP initiative in Bulgaria, entitled “Cultural heritage and tourism assets – opportunities to unlock their potential”, was held in the beautiful city of Rousse on June 16, 2022. It was positioned as the main seminar panel at the Tourist Exhibition “WEEKEND TOURISM 2022”. A total of 45 participants from various […]

Have a look at this great opportunity: There is a 20 million Euro grant scheme created to help European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access their intellectual property rights – and cultural #heritage as well as #culturaltourism SMEs can benefit as well. The SME Fund is aimed directly at small and medium-sized enterprises based in […]