Strengthen your IP strategy with the IP Smart Scan

Last checked on:
15 May 2025
Published on:
13 May 2025

Use the IP Smart Scan to discover how to create value for your business with intellectual property. After an in-depth analysis, desk research, and a discussion on IP, you will be issued a detailed report featuring key interest points. The results of the IP Smart Scan equip you to make strategic choices and boost investor confidence.

What is the IP Smart Scan?

The IP Smart Scan is a customised service developed by the Netherlands Patent Office. It enables you to strengthen the role of intellectual property within your company. Working with IP advisors at the Netherlands Patent Office, you will identify areas where you can strengthen your IP strategy to provide optimal support for your business objectives. 

Who is it for?  

The IP Smart Scan is available free of charge to companies that meet the conditions below. The company must: 

  • be located in the Netherlands;
  • have between 5 and 250 employees;
  • be technologically innovative;
  • have growth ambitions;
  • possess patents or licenses. 

What can you expect from the IP Smart Scan?

  • Analysis of IP rights: an evaluation that covers patents, brands, design rights, and more.
  • Action plan: practical focal points to help you use IP optimally and reduce risks.
  • Improved partnerships: insights designed to serve your interests by improving your IP agreements with partners.
  • Future-oriented insights: how to make IP an integral part of your corporate strategy. 

What are the benefits? 

  • Strategic choices: align IP with your growth ambitions.
  • Greater investor confidence: a carefully thought-out IP strategy shows you have a clear grasp of opportunities and risks.
  • Value creation: transform IP from a cost item into a valuable asset.
  • Helicopter view: an overview of protection, cooperation, and operation.

An IP Smart Scan in 5 steps

With an IP Smart Scan, you can get much more out of your IP. Here’s how the scan works in 5 easy steps:

  1. Schedule an IP interview. Our IP advisors will work with your company’s CEO and CTO to arrange an IP interview.
  2. Targeted desk research. We initiate a desk research project focusing on your website and the various IP databases.
  3. Discuss the outcomes of the interview. During the interview, we ask our prepared questions and discuss your medium-term goals and business model(s).
  4. Preparing and issuing a report. We recap the key points from the discussion in a concise report.
  5. Results meeting. In the results meeting, we discuss points for attention with you, providing further clarification where needed. This enables you to make informed strategic decisions based on your IP strategy.

Request an IP Smart Scan

Are you curious about what the IP Smart Scan can do for your business? Why wait? Fill in the form, and an advisor from the Netherlands Patent Office will contact you.

Commissioned by:
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs
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