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Netherlands

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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
GAVE - Climate Neutral Gaseous and Liquid Energy Carriers	Information not available	Country to country	The programme's most important task is to support the implementation of the European Renewable Energy Directive into Dutch national legislation with respect to biofuels, which states that by the year 2020 10% of the energy used in the transport sector must be derived from renewable energy.	Information not available
The Netherlands Programmes for Sustainable Biomass (NPSB)	Information not available	Country to country	The Netherlands Programmes for Sustainable Biomass (NPSB) bundle the knowledge from the biomass-project portfolio of NL Agency and fill the knowledge gaps with supplementary research.	It is no longer possible to request a subsidy within the Sustainable Biomass Import and Global Sustainable Biomass programmes.
Innovation credit	Netherlands Enterprise Agency / Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs	The Netherlands, Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba	Innovation Credit is a loan from the government for the technical or clinical development of a new product, process or service. Funding 35 % (SME companies) or 25 % (non SME companies) of the (allowable) project costs with a maximum of € 5 million with pay back within 10 years after successful conclusion of project.	Only technologically innovative and unique to the Netherlands, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba projects eligible. Technical feasibility needs to be established and all activities must be able to be supported. Company shall be capable of financing the remaining 65 or 75 % of the project costs and the whole costs of commercialisation.
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.

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

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
Netherlands Enterprise Agency	Netherlands Enterprise Agency is part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. It encourages entrepreneurs in sustainable, agrarian, innovative and international business, helps with grants, finding business partners, know-how and compliance with laws and regulations.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
Scientific and technological co-operation	The Netherlands is party to several international agreements and treaties of both multilateral and bilateral type.

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Copyright Act 1912	no	-
Patents	The Dutch Patent Act 1995	yes	The Netherlands Patent Office
Utility models	not protected	-	-
Trade marks	Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs)	information not available	The Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property (BOIP)
(Industrial) designs	Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs)	information not available	The Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property (BOIP)
Geographical Indications	Protected on EU-level	-	-
Know How	Protected through contract law and jurisprudence	-	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Seeds and Planting Materials Act 2005	yes	Board for Plant Varieties
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Act of 28 October 1987 Containing Regulations for the Protection of Original Topographical Designs for Semi-Conductor Products	yes	The Netherlands Patent Office

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
Benelux Trademarks Register	Database of the Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property on trademarks valid in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg, Community trademarks and international trademarks which designate the Benelux.	English
Benelux Design Register	Database of the Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property on designs valid in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg.	English
Patent Register	This database contains data about published Dutch patent applications, Dutch patent rights and Dutch certificates from 1912 onwards.	English
Espacenet	Patents granted by European Patent Office	English

Research related limitations and exceptions to IPRs:


Category of IP right	Type of limitation	Description	Relevant regulation
Patents/Utility models/Designs	ONLY PATENTS Limitations on exclusivity	"Acts solely serving for research on the patented subject matter, including the product obtained directly as a result of using the patented process; the performance of necessary studies, tests and experiments in connection with the application of Article 10(1) to (4) of Directive 2001/83/EC or Article 13(1) to (5) of Directive 2001/82/EC."	The Dutch Patent Act 1995, Article 53
Patents/Utility models	ONLY PATENTS Prior user rights	A product that was manufactured in a business other than the patent holder, prior to the grant of a patent, may continue to be used on behalf of that business notwithstanding the patent.	The Dutch Patent Act 1995, Article 53
Industrial Designs
Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Trade Marks
Copyright	Information in English not available

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
The Netherlands Patent Office	The Netherlands Patent Office is a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, which is an agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The Office issues patents and registers rights to semiconductor products, implements (inter)national patenting regulations within the Netherlands and promotes the use of patents as a source of information and inspiration.
The Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property (BOIP)	BOIP is the official body for the registration of trademarks and designs in the Benelux.

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	Patent: creator / successor in title
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations	The employee shall be entitled to the patent unless the nature of the service entails the use of the employee’s special knowledge for the purposes of making inventions of the same kind as that to which the patent application relates, in which case the employer shall be entitled to the patent.
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research	Information in English not available
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	If the invention has been made by a person carrying out research in the service of a university, college or research establishment, such university, college or research establishment shall be entitled to the patent.
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	Information in English not available
Related law (name & link)	The Dutch Patent Act 1995, Article 12

Dissemination rules:


Limitations on publication	Information not available
Specific rules regarding publication of scientific results financed by public bodies	Information not available
Non-disclosure clauses in research contracts	Information not available

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	A contribution is paid towards the wage costs of employees directly involved in R&D. The contribution is in the form of the payroll tax reduction and social security contributions and an increase in the tax deductions available to self-employed persons.
Related Law (name & Link)	WBSO (direct link to the Act is not available, only link to Netherlands Enterprise Agency with further info)
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)
Transfer of rights / Licence	The title shall be entered in the patent register.	Information not available	Information not available	The Dutch Patent Act 1995

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	An employee is entitled to an equitable remuneration related to the financial importance of the invention and the circumstances in which it was made. Determining a fair share is complex. It involves an assessment of a large number of factors.	No	Information not available	The Dutch Patent Act 1995, Article 12

Models of contracts used in R&D:


Type of contracts	Short description	Source (link)
Not available