Services
Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) may offer a wide range of different services aimed at assisting small and medium enterprises, university researchers, and others to more fully exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property rights.
Basic services available from all TISCs include:
- Access to online patent and non-patent (scientific and technical) resources
- Access to industrial property-related publications
- Assistance in searching and retrieving technology information
Additional services provided by selected TISCs may include:
- Training in searching databases
- On-demand searches (novelty, state-of-the-art, and infringement)
- Technology and competitor monitoring
- Basic information on industrial property laws
- Basic information on industrial property management and strategy
- Basic information on technology commercialization and marketing
For more information about services provided by TISCs in your country, please refer to the WIPO Directory of Technology and Innovation Support Centers.
