Voucher 3I - Investire in innovazione
Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (Italia) · National scheme · Can apply alone · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This Italian grant helps startups and microenterprises pay for professional patent services, covering things like checking whether an invention can be patented, drafting and filing patent applications with the Italian Patent Office, and filing abroad based on an existing national patent application. It's a non-repayable contribution meant to encourage more companies to protect their inventions through patents.
deep-tech · sme-scaleup · research-excellence
Do you qualify for this scheme?
Tell us your website and we'll check this scheme's own conditions against what your company does.
Only the website is required.
Who it is for
An Italian startup or microenterprise with a patentable invention that needs professional legal support to file a patent application nationally or abroad.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (Italia)
- Eligible countries (1)
- Italy
- Funding
- €3M
- Deadline
- 31 Dec 2027
- Applicant type
- Not required. You can apply solo.
- Eligible applicants
- startup, microenterprise
- Submission
- Rolling. Applications are accepted continuously
- Also required
- Funds can only be used to purchase patent-related professional services from lawyers and industrial property consultants; applications open from 10 December 2024 until funds are exhausted; total budget is 9,000,000 EUR.