Further project proposals won funding for novelty search, patent acquisition and patent maintenance projects aimed at the protection of intellectual property under industrial property law, and for activities focusing on the evaluation of intellectual property from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund.
In the 8th assessment round 12 project proposals were submitted with funding request of HUF 19 million in total. Applications were evaluated by a designated expert panel, then the Innovation Board recommended 7 projects for funding to the President of the NRDI Office. Thus, 7 projects of two businesses and four private entities won non-refundable funding of HUF 14.6 million in total.
Source: National Research, Development and Innovation Office