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Estonia

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Background of colaboration

Information about funding opportunities for R&D projects:


Name of the programme	Funding organisation	Countries	Research Actions	Limitations
Horizon 2020	European Commission	EU EU-other countries	Research activities; Collaboration; Staff exchange; Other.	The conditions and constraints are established. They depend on the type of the action or the specific actions.
National Research and Development Programmes	Ministry of Education and Research	International	R&D in energy technology, biotechnology, ICT, health and environment technology.
Grant Financing	Estonian Science Foundation		Available to individuals as well as research groups who have to undergo a research project financing competition.

Partner search facilities:


Name	Description	Scope	Costs
EC National Contact Points	Advice and individual assistance to establish cooperation. Advice and assistance for R&D cooperation in specific areas.	Given country - EU	Free of charge
Estonian Research Portal	Facilitates information on Estonian R&D and offers an environment for operative information exchange.	Information not available	Free of charge

Resources of information:


Name	Description	Costs
NETWATCH	Mapping networks; providing information on Joint Calls; analysing the impact of programme collaboration; describing the scope and results of individual networks; supporting mutual learning among transnational programme networks.	Free of charge
COST European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research	It is mainly an inter EU program but also offering cooperation with Israel. COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level.	Free of charge
EUREKA	EUREKA is an international initiative which coordinates efforts of governments, research institutes and commercial companies concerning innovation. Its members are the EU countries and 14 more from around the world including Russia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Albania.	Free of charge

Institutions supporting R&D collaboration:


Name	Description
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research	The main governmental body responsible for R&D policy.
Estonian Research Council	The body is the main funding organization of R&D, consolidating different grants and types of funding and giving research more visibility in the society.
Estonian Science Foundation	An expert research-funding organisation. Its main goal is to support the most promising research initiatives in all fields of basic and applied research.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
European Science Foundation	Coordination of international research programmes between member states.
Scientific and technological co-operation agreements	Agreements between Estonia and countries such as China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Israel, India.

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Copyright Act of 1992	no	-
Patents	Patents Act of 1994	yes	The Estonian Patent Office
Utility models	Utility Models Act of 1994	yes	The Estonian Patent Office
Trade marks	Trade Marks Act of 2002	yes	The Estonian Patent Office
(Industrial) designs	Industrial Design Protection Act of 1997	yes	The Estonian Patent Office
Geographical Indications	Geographical Indication Protection Act of 1999	yes	The Estonian Patent Office
Know How	Comptetition Act of 2001	no	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Plant Protection Act of 2004	yes	Estonian Agricultural Board
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Act of 1999	yes	The Estonian Patent Office

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
The Estonian Patent Office	Database for patents, utility models, designs, geographical indications, trademarks.	English
Espacenet	Patents granted by European Patent Office.	English
WIPO IP Services	Contains database of PCT patents, International Trademarks and Designs registration and international registration of appellations of origin.	English

Research related limitations and exceptions to IPRs:


Category of IP right	Type of limitation	Description	Relevant regulation
Patents/Utility models/Designs	Prior user rights:	Person who has exploited an invention in a good faith before priority date keeps the right to exploatation of such invention.	Patents Act of 1994, § 16 Utility Models Act of 1994, § 15 Industrial Design Protection Act of 1997, § 17
Patents/Utility models	!!! Patents/Utility models/Designs - These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Acts performed for non-commercial purposes; Acts relating to the subject-matter of the invention done for experimental purposes including experiments and tests; Individual preparation of a medicine in a pharmacy according to a medical prescription.	Patents Act of 1994, § 17 Utility Models Act of 1994, § 16 Industrial Design Protection Act of 1997, § 18
Industrial Designs
Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Trade Marks	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Using in the trade name, croporate name, name or adress, indications concerning the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods or of rendering of services, or other characteristics of goods or services; Necessary use to indicate the intended purpose of a product or service, in particular as accessories or spare parts; Prior use of trade mark with the local significance.	Trade Marks Act of 2002, § 16
Copyright	Using in these fields shall not be considered as an infringement:	Personal use; Free use of works for scientific, educational, informational and judicial purposes; Free reproduction of works by libraries, archives and museums; Free use of reproductions of works located in places open to public; Free use of reproductions of works of architecture located in places open to public in real estate advertisements; Free public performance of works; Use of ephemeral recordings by radio and television organizations; Free use of computer programs.	Copyright Act of 1992, Articles 18-24

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
The Estonian Patent Office	The Office grants patents and rights to utility models, designs, trademarks, semiconductor products and designation of origin and geographical indications.

IP treaties & agreements:


Berne Convention	introduces minimum standard of copyright protection	yes
Paris Convention	establishes minimum standards of industrial property protection	yes
TRIPS		yes
WIPO conventions		yes
PCT		yes
EPC		yes
Madrid Protocol	allows registration of trademarks via international route	yes
Hague Convention		yes
UPOV		yes

Ownership rules:


Default (statutory) regime for the ownership	Author / researcher
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations	Employer
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research	Institution wich provides funding owns the economic rights.
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	HEI is an owner of economic rights unless otherwise prescribed by the contract.
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	HEI owns the economic rights in the case of research funded by the public or by itself. Copyright belongs to a student except databases and software funded through university or funds applied by university.
Related law (name & link)	Copyright Act of 1992 Patents Act of 1994

Dissemination rules:


Limitations on publication	Not specified
Specific rules regarding publication of scientific results financed by public bodies	There is no general rule but in some cases (programs) results should be publicly available, except for the information necessary for future patent application.
Non-disclosure clauses in research contracts	Not specified

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	Not available
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	Personal research funding Researcher mobility programme MOBILITAS
Related Law (name & Link)	Not available
Incentives provided by HEI for researcher	Information not available

Form of commercialisation:


Form of commercialisation	Requirements regarding form of contract	Limitations for HEIs	HEIs Unit responsible for commercialisation	Related law (name & link)
Assignment of patents and other IPRs	Written form (provisions of the contract not meeting the written form are invalid). An entry in the Patent Office register required for industrial property.	No	Technology Transfer Office	Copyright Act of 1992 Patents Act of 1994
Licensing of IPRs	Written form (provisions of the contract not meeting the written form are invalid).	No	Technology Transfer Office	Copyright Act of 1992 Patents Act of 1994

Revenue sharing:


Remuneration/ Participation in revenues	Statutory rules regarding remuneration	Statutory rules regarding revenue sharing	Internal HEIs rules regarding revenue sharing	Related law (name & link)
Patents and other IPRs	The author has the right to receive fair proceeds from the profit received from the invention.	Not specified	The general rule in some universities- 65% from the net sum remained after direct IPR protection costs is allocated to the author.	Patents Act of 1994
Copyrights	The author of a work created in the execution of duties shall be paid, in addition to his or her pay (wages), remuneration for the use of the work. Payment of remuneration may also be prescribed in an agreement between the employer and the author.	Not specified	Not specified	Copyright Act of 1992

Models of contracts used in R&D:


Type of contracts	Short description	Source (link)
Information not available