to 31.03.2028
Purpose of the voucher
To encourage micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to protect intellectual property in order to:
- contribute to the growth and reputation of the company
- strengthen competitiveness
- strengthen market position
With the help of the voucher, companies will be able to co-finance eligible costs related to:
- preparation of patent, design, and trademark applications
- application and/or registration and/or grant and/or maintenance and/or extension of a patent, design, trademark abroad
- translation of the application
Amount of funding
- 60% co-financing of eligible costs
- Minimum subsidy: EUR 500.00
- Maximum subsidy: EUR 5,000.00
Funds available
- EUR 2.0 million for the period 2024–2028
Eligible applicants
- micro, small and medium-sized enterprises based in the Republic of Slovenia, which, as legal or natural persons, are engaged in economic activity and are organised as companies or self-employed individuals or cooperatives
Eligible costs
- Costs of preparing documentation for the application and/or maintenance and/or extension of a patent, design, trademark abroad
- Application costs and/or registration procedure and/or grant and/or maintenance for a patent, design, trademark
- Translation costs of the application
VAT is not an eligible cost.
Period of eligible costs: SMEs can claim costs incurred in the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 September 2028.
Activities that will be carried out and paid for within the eligibility period specified in the co-financing agreement will be eligible for co-financing. The beneficiary must carry out all activities before submitting the payment request.
Special conditions
- In the application, the SME must state the external contractor, if the SME decides to use one, and obtain the service at market price
- When selecting an external contractor, the SME must act economically and obtain the service at market price
- External contractors under this public call are:
- patent agents and representatives for designs and trademarks, entered in the register of representatives maintained by the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- foreign patent agents who can act before individual offices
- translators of the application for which eligible costs will be claimed under this public call
- SMEs can obtain funds several times a year for this public call
- De minimis scheme
Call and documentation
1. Public call and call documentation
Publication of the public call in the Official Gazette l. RS no. 39/2024 of 10 May 5. 2024:
- Public call
- Call documentation (latest amendment 14 May 2025)
- Sample contract
- Request to replace an external contractor
- Programme areas
- Special conditions
2. Frequently asked questions and answers
3. Archival documents
- Call documentation – 13 May 5. 2024
- Call documentation – 10 May 5. 2024
- Call documentation – 10 May 1. 2025
4. Notices
Take advantage of free assistance and information in preparing the application and submitting the claim
Applicants can also obtain free assistance and expert information on individual vouchers or published public calls through the Slovenian Business Points (SPOT) network or SPOT Counselling at:
- application to the public call (preparation of the application and completion of forms)
- submission of a claim for payment of funds
Applicants can obtain free assistance and all professional information from experienced SPOT Svetovanje advisors, who are available to applicants in 12 statistical regions. The locations and contact details of individual regional SPOT Svetovanje points are available at the following link: https://spot.gov.si/sl/portal-in-tocke-spot/tocke-spot-in-notarji/spot-svetovanje-podjetnisko-svetovanje-in-mentoriranje/.
Additional information and clarifications regarding the public call are also available to applicants at SPS:
| DURING OFFICE HOURS | OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS |
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| by telephone from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 11:00 on tel. 02/234-12-60 | on the basis of a written request sent to the e-mail address: vavcer@podjetniskisklad.si |
The public tender is carried out within the framework of the European Cohesion Policy Programme in the period 2021–2027 in Slovenia, priority axis 1 »Innovative knowledge society«, specific objective RSO1.3 »Strengthening sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including through productive investments ERDF«.