The Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Programme for Applied Research — Exploiting Patent Information to Boost Return on Investment from Research & Development Projects

NextGenRnD® Solution No. 6

Programme for applied research (Rakendusuuringute programm or The RUP) is the unique hybrid of Eurostars and EIC Accelerator as it enables small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises, registered in the Estonian business registry, to get access to public funding for their technology readiness level(TRL) 3 – 7 research and development (R&D) projects. Thus, The RUP fully includes the Eurostars and overlaps the earlier stages of EIC Accelerator.

We provide first of the kind analysis report (or The Guide) evaluating and boosting R&D projects supported by The RUP through grants.

The enterprises that are considering applying for The RUP will get unique insights (not available elsewhere) that will help them create the most competitive R&D projects to get The RUP funding.

The enterprises that got their RUP grants awarded can benefit from gaining access to our analysis report by unlocking the power of the patent search results provided.

The Guide contains carefully vetted information on 116 projects granted in Rounds I–VI of The RUP that can be used by entrepreneurs and investors. The trajectory of R&D is thus available for 90 enterprises driving these RUP projects. This is complemented with project-associated patent portfolios of the enterprises.

RUP projects are further boosted by provision of project-specific patent search results and practical manual on how to exploit them. This practical manual can be universally applied to any patent, patent application or their portfolios. The audience that might directly benefit from using our manual either alone or in conjuction with patent search results includes: entrepreneurs, investors, business strategy and human resources managers, legal advisers, technical developers, government officials, and other professionals.

CONTENTS

Part I: The Programme for Applied Research, aka The RUP, Rounds I – VI (Rakendusuuringute programm, voorud I – VI)

  1. The RUP and Estonian RDIE strategy 2021–2035
  2. The RUP, RDIE strategy 2021–2035, and United Nations SDGs
  3. The RUP support as a function of enterprise size and TRL achieved during project
  4. The self-financing part of The RUP – Entrepreneur’s perspective (Blended Finance)
  5. The RUP provides the most value to enterprises
  6. First cluster of funding: Research & Development (R&D)
  7. Second cluster of funding: Manufacturing
  8. Third cluster of funding: Programming
  9. Topical funding: Healthcare
  10. Topical funding: Management consultancies
  11. The RUP: average funding secured by enterprises for every cluster and topic
  12. Enterprises that were funded multiple times
  13. Funding trends through the rounds of The RUP
  14. The RUP: dynamics of total available per round funding
  15. The RUP: success rate
  16. Success rate and technology control: The RUP versus Eurostars versus EIC Accelerator
  17. The RUP: new developments in 2024 – more reasons to apply for funding
  18. The profile of enterprises funded in Round I
  19. The profile of enterprises funded in Round II
  20. The profile of enterprises funded in Round III
  21. The profile of enterprises funded in Round IV
  22. The profile of enterprises funded in Round V
  23. The profile of enterprises funded in Round VI
  24. The dynamics of funded enterprises profiles through Rounds I to VI of The RUP
  25. The dynamics of cancelled RUP projects through Rounds I to III

Part II: Patent search results and a practical manual on how to exploit them (universal approach)

  1. EISA: Intellectual Property takes the center stage in The RUP – the Entrepreneur’s perspective
  2. Intellectual Property: Problem-Solution approach – the territory of Patents
  3. Using the RUP project-specific Patent Search Results: Original document
  4. Bibliographic data
  5. Bibliographic data – Entrepreneur’s perspective
  6. Description
  7. Claims
  8. Drawings
  9. Citations
  10. Legal events
  11. Legal events: The flow of intellectual property through multiple assignments – Entrepreneur’s perspective
  12. Legal events: Assignment and Intangible Asset Finance with an example from The RUP – Entrepreneur’s perspective
  13. Global Dossier
  14. Global Dossier: Search report and Examiner’s opinion on Patentability – Entrepreneur’s perspective
  15. Search report and Patentability mapped to the timeline of Patent Cooperation Treaty application process and Invisibility
  16. Patent family
  17. Description, Drawings, and Claims – Entrepreneur’s perspective
  18. R&D projects: boosting return on investment and getting the freedom to operate – Entrepreneur’s perspective
  19. Boosting 116 R&D projects funded by The RUP – exploiting the Patent Search Results – Entrepreneur’s perspective

Part III: Boosting 116 Projects funded by The RUP – the Patent Search Results

  1. RUP funding round I: Enterprises, Projects Information and Patent Search Results: 23 R&D Projects
  2. RUP funding round II: Enterprises, Projects Information and Patent Search Results: 26 R&D Projects
  3. RUP funding round III: Enterprises, Projects Information and Patent Search Results: 27 R&D Projects
  4. RUP funding round IV: Enterprises, Projects Information and Patent Search Results: 14 R&D Projects
  5. RUP funding round V: Enterprises, Projects Information and Patent Search Results: 15 R&D Projects
  6. RUP funding round VI: Enterprises, Projects Information and Patent Search Results: 11 R&D Projects

Questions and Answers

  1. Who should read The Guide?
  2. The information and the analysis presented in the report can be of value if you are hesitating whether a company like yours (spin-off, micro-enterprise, SME, large enterprise, etc.) has chances of getting the RUP grant. Or you might be thinking about creating a RUP grant proposal (enterprises or consultancies helping enterprises) and wondering which topics were funded in the past. The enterprises that got their RUP grants awarded can boost the return on investment (ROI) of their R&D projects as a result of gaining access to The Guide. You might be looking for partners or you might be wondering about what your competitors are doing using public money. Or you might be an investor seeking for great SMEs or spin-offs – there are at least 90 candidates for now and at least 116 funded ideas with a commitment. Or you might just have a genuine interest about The RUP (project(s) grant managers, grant writers, analysts, funding agencies, funds, etc.).

  3. What is in The Guide?
  4. The Guide consists of carefully vetted information and analysis performed by NextGenRnD. The Guide is richly illustrated with original graphics, tables, and other visuals. If you do not have time for reading, then just look at the graphics in the report — they say a picture is worth a thousand words. There are plenty of pictures in the report. The Guide can also be viewed as a point of entry into global R&D for every one of 116 R&D projects. Multiple hyperlinks are provided in the "Patent search results"-section of every R&D project analyzed. Essentially, we treated every RUP project as an invention and performed a patent search for it.

  5. Who performed the analysis?
  6. The analysis was performed by NextGenRnD. Within the constellation of 116 dots plotted on the graph, there is one special dot (representing 1.4% of total RUP-granted funding) that appeared thanks to the efforts of craftsmen associated with NextGenRnD.

  7. What are the terms of the license?
  8. You can use The Guide (the Solution) for personal or commercial purposes (including copying, modifying, and creation of derivative works), but you are not allowed to sub-license, transfer, market, lease, publish, sell, resell, or distribute the purchased Guide or part(s) of it, including its versions translated into other languages.

  9. How will you read The Guide?
  10. Immediately after purchasing, you will be able to download The Guide through a private link. You should be reading The Guide 5 minutes from now.

  11. Can you provide more information about The Guide?
  12. Here is some vital information
    Number of pages: 182
    File size (MB): 14
    Quality: High-resolution PDF file

R&D is a high-risk endeavor with a potential for high rewards that requires significant financial and human resources. This is one of the reasons R&D is funded by governments via programs like The RUP, Eurostars, and EIC Accelerator. Typically, the funding rates are not 100% and enterprises are expected to provide self-financing. The Guide assists you by providing answers to “How to recover financial and human resources invested into R&D?” and “How to boost R&D project?” types of questions.

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