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Slovakia

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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.
Investment Aid	Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic (mainly)	EU EU-other countries	Industrial production; Technological centres; Shared service centres; Tourism.	Each type of activitie has own requirements established. Districts in Bratislava region are excluded from the investment aid scheme. Investor's registered office in the Slovak Republic required. Minimum investment required €1.4m.
The Law on Incentives for Research and Development	Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic	EU EU-other countries	Subsidy to: basic research, applied research and experimental development; to develop studies of project feasibility; to ensure the protection of industrial property; temporary assignment of highly qualified staff; income tax benefit.	Entrepreneurs divided into micro, small, medium and great. Special requires for each type. Max. amount of incentives (grants + income tax benefit), without the consent of the EU: basic research to 20 million euro, applied research to 10 million euro, other projects to 7.5 million euro for 1 project and 1 business.
National Grants	Slovak Research and Development Agency	EU Bilateral Cooperation Other	This institution provides different Grants Programmes, including bilateral and multilateral.	All programms closed at the moment.

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
Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO)	Any advices about R&D in Slovakia; External consultancy; Facilitating contacts, negotiations and procedures with both the universities and public administration; Analyses of labour market, taxation, legislation etc.; IPR issues.	In general for foreign partners	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
Central Information Portal for Research, Development and Innovation	Contains database of R&D activities, institutional research plans, results of R&D, tenders in R&D and R&D projects.	Free of charge
Investment Support Association (ISA)	ISA unites partners to facilitate assistance in various fields. Services for both domestic and foreign partners. Legal services; Real Estate Consultancy; Environmental consultancy; Financial consultancy audit and tax services; Personnel consultancy and recruitment, executive search; IT and Telecom Services; other Professional services.	Payable

Institutions supporting R&D collaboration:


Name	Description
The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic	Responsible for drafting, implementing and evaluating science and technology policies. Supprted by the Slovak Government Board for Science and Technology in preparation and execution of science and technology policies.
Slovak Academy of Science	Participates on the international cooperation in science and technology. Cooperates with the Universities and other bodies involved in research. R&D cooperation. The SAS offers the results of its scientific research applicable in different areas of commercial sphere.
Slovak Research and Development Agency (SRDA)	Supports basis research. Provides development and implementation of new forms of research support. Provides development and implementation of new programs and forms of support in area of international cooperation in R&D. SRDA is the instrument for distribution of public finances for research and development.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
European Science Foundation	Coordination of international research programmes between member states.
Visegrad Group	Grants for solutions of research and development projects, but also for exchanges of researchers from the so-called Visegrad Fund. Member countries - Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary.
Scientific and technological co-operation agreements	24 bilateral intergovernmental agreements on scientific and technological co‑operation, among others with Argentina, China, Egypt, India, Republic of Korea, RSA, Russia, USA.
Joint statement on Private Sector Industrial R&D with Israel	The Statement will be used as a framework for future co-operation

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Copyright Act of 2003	no	-
Patents	Act on Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates and on Amendment of Some Acts (Patent Act) of 2001	yes	Industrial Property Office
Utility models	Act on Utility Models and on Amendment of Some Acts of 2008	yes	Industrial Property Office
Trade marks	Act on Trade Marks of 2009	yes	Industrial Property Office
(Industrial) designs	Act on Designs of 2002	yes	Industrial Property Office
Geographical Indications	Act on Designations of Origin for Products and Geographical Indications for Products and on Amendment of some acts of 2003	yes	Industrial Property Office
Know How	Division V of Commercial Code of 1991	no	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Act on the Protection of Rights of New Varieties and Animal Breeds of 1989	yes	The Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Act on Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products as amended of 2000	yes	Industrial Property Office

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
Industrial Property Office	Database for patents, utility models, designs, trademarks and European patents with Slovak designation.	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 exploitation of such invention.	Patent Act of 2001, Article 17 Act on Utility Models and on Amendment of Some Acts of 2008, Article 17 Act on Designs of 2002, Article 19
Patents/Utility models	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Private or non-commercial purposes; Experimental purposes, studies and exams; Individual preparation of a medicine in a pharmacy according to a medical prescription.	Patent Act of 2001, Article 18 Act on Utility Models and on Amendment of Some Acts of 2008, Article 18
Industrial Designs	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Private or non-commercial purposes; Experimental purposes; Reproduction for purposes of citations or teaching; Replacement parts.	Act on Designs of 2002, Article 20
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Acts performed privately for non-commercial aims; Reproduction of the topography for the purpose of analyzing, evaluating or teaching the concepts, processes, systems or techniques embodied in the topography or the topography itself.	Act on Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products as amended of 2000, Section 11
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.	Act on Trade Marks of 2009, Section 14
Copyright	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Free use; Quotation; Advertisement of the exhibition of artistic works or auction of artistic works; Use of work located in a public place; Use of work for teaching purposes; Use of work to cater for the needs of the handicapped; Use of work in the course of civil and religious ceremonies, in the course of school performances and the use of a school work; Use of work by library or archive; Incidental making of a copy; Use of work for information purposes; Use of collection.	Copyright Act of 2003, Sections 24-34

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic	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	Not specified
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	Not specified
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	School may conclude with author the licensing contract on the use of the school work under usual terms. Author should not refuse to conclude the licensing contract without serious reason. Unless agreed otherwise, author of the school work may use his/her work or grant licence to another person provided it is not contradiction with legitimate interests of school. School may demand from author of the school work a contribution in reasonable amount from the remuneration he/she gained due to use of work or grant of licence (Section 51 of Copyright Act)
Related law (name & link)	Copyright Act of 2003 Patent Act of 2001

Dissemination rules:


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

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	Subsidy to: basic research, applied research and experimental development; to develop studies of project feasibility; to ensure the protection of industrial property; temporary assignment of highly qualified staff; income tax benefit.
Related Law (name & Link)	The Law on Incentives for Research and Development
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 and Licensing	Written form (provisions of the contract not meeting the written form are invalid).	No	Technology Transfer Office	Patent Act of 2001

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	Technical and economic importance of an invention and contribution achievable by its exploitation or by other application shall be decisive for determining amount of remuneration, whereas material share of an employer in creating an invention as well as a scope and contents of workload of an inventor shall be taken into consideration.	Not specified	Not specified	Patent Act of 2001
Copyrights	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified	Copyright Act of 2003

Models of contracts used in R&D:


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