Call for proposals
“Support
for awareness raising activities about the value of Intellectual
Property and the damages of counterfeiting and piracy” - GR/001/17
(2017/C 244/04)
Objective and description
The
European Union Intellectual Property Office has published a new call
for proposals for the “Support for awareness raising activities about
the value of Intellectual Property and the damages of counterfeiting and
piracy” - GR/001/17.
The general objective of the call for proposals is to raise
awareness about the value, benefits of intellectual property (IP) as
well as the damages caused by infringements of IP rights. It aims to
increase knowledge and to engage priority audiences to develop respect
for IP, with a view to ultimately change people’s behaviour by reducing
their purchase of counterfeits and their access of digital content from
illegal sources.
The specific objectives of the call are to:
1. Increase
knowledge of the value of IP as a tool to protect creativity,
innovation and entrepreneurship by providing concrete and objective
knowledge about IP in this context and increasing knowledge on the
damages of infringements.
2. Engage
priority audiences on these issues taking into account relevant
leverage possibilities and especially how audiences expect to be
addressed on these questions (non-patronising, objective and neutral)
with the view to changing behaviour, reducing appeal for counterfeiting
and piracy and/or reducing possibilities for counterfeiters and pirates.
Only applications corresponding to at least one of three lots below will be considered:
· Lot 1: Reaching children through educational activities for schools
· Lot 2: Reaching to younger generation and citizen
· Lot 3: Reaching policy makers and opinion leaders through conferences and fora
Eligible activities
The eligible activities for lots 1 and 2 are:
· media and social media activities,
· production and dissemination of audio-visual materials, publications or e-communications,
· organisation of events, fairs, exhibitions or training activities,
· infotainment (debates, youth programmes, quizzes, video-games or music programmes),
· web-based tools, activities, solutions.
For lot 3:
· international conferences in the EU context,
· fora,
· debates.
Eligible applicants
Applicants considered eligible to respond to this call must:
1. be a legal entity, public or private, for example:
· non-profit organisation, association NGO,
· public body at local, regional or national level,
· university foundation,
· private company,
2. be registered in one of the 28 Member States and
provide evidence from their country of registration certifying that the
applicant is correctly established and registered for more than 2
years.
Budget and duration
The maximum duration (eligibility period) is 12 months with a possibility for extension of up to 6 months.
The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 1 000 000.
Financial contribution from the EUIPO cannot exceed 80 %
of the total eligible costs submitted by the applicant and must fall
between the following minimum and maximum amounts, in line with the
three different lots available:
For lot 1: Reaching children through educational activities in schools (available budget EUR 400 000)
· Minimum amount: EUR 20 000
· Maximum amount: EUR 60 000
For lot 2: Reaching the younger generation through influencers and multipliers (available budget EUR 400 000)
· Minimum amount: EUR 20 000
· Maximum amount: EUR 60 000
Lot 3: Reaching decision-/policymakers and opinion leaders through conferences and fora (available budget EUR 200 000)
· Minimum amount: EUR 15 000
· Maximum amount: EUR 40 000
Deadline for proposals’ submission
The deadline of this call is 25 September 2017, 13:00 (Spain local time).
Applicants must submit their proposal electronically, using the online application form (e-Form).
Further information
Please find attached the call documents.
More information: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/grants_gr-001-17
Kind regards,
Flora Stavropoulou
Intern
European Office of Cyprus
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