IP Hotspot – Building Export Competence in Intellectual Property

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From Creative Content to International IP Success Stories

Finland is home to a wealth of promising works, characters, stories, concepts, brands and innovations with the potential to become international IP success stories. Yet their value and global potential often remain untapped. Realising this potential requires not only creativity, but also export expertise, the right partners and the ability to turn intellectual property into business opportunities.

IP Hotspot project responds to this need by bringing together export professionals and creators of the most promising content. The project will pilot a new IP Export Agent Training Programme, combining expertise in business, technology and the creative industries. In addition, it will deliver training programmes for creators in the arts, culture and creative sectors who own intellectual property.

The project connetcs creative content, business expertise and international networks. To achieve this, it will organise networking and matchmaking events and establish an international IP Export Forum, bringing together creators, agents, managers, investors and other enablers of international growth.

The project strengthens international business and exports based on intellectual property and other intangible assets. It creates the conditions for new IP success stories to emerge.

The project is implemented in close cooperation with higher education institutions, industry associations, business and export organisations, as well as other experts in intellectual property and internationalisation.

Objectives

– Develop a new multidisciplinary IP export agent training programme in Finland in collaboration with upper secondary and higher education institutions.

– Strengthen the expertise of content creators in the arts, culture and creative sectors in intellectual property (IP), internationalisation, exports and collaboration with agents through training programmes, networking activities and matchmaking events.

– Promote the identification, valuation, measurement and commercial utilisation of intellectual property and other intangible assets, while generating knowledge to support the development of IP exports.

– Increase the visibility, awareness and attractiveness of Finnish IP in both domestic and international markets.

– Launch an international IP Export Forum that brings together export agents, agencies, investors, IP owners and other enablers of international growth.