Custodian of all industrial property titles registered in France and of data from the National Trade and Companies Register, INPI disseminates more than 56.7 million open, free and reusable data. In addition to its work registering and issuing titles (patents, trademarks, designs) and handling business formalities, the Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) acts in favor of economic development through its actions to raise awareness and promote innovation and its challenges. The Institute accompanies all innovators so that they can transform their projects into concrete achievements, their innovations into value.

Intellectual property is at the service of a company's growth. It protects intangible assets and gives companies the means to :

• Protect what makes the company valuable and preserve its competitive advantages over competitors;
• Give insight into the technological and commercial strategy of the main competitors;
• Value its assets in the context of fund-raising, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansion;
• Generate revenue through licensing of registered titles;
• Provide the means to react to potential counterfeiters;
• Ensure brand image and promote the company's capacity for innovation.

A question, a new project, in the R&D or marketing phase, in France or abroad, INPI can help you achieve your goals.

INPI supports innovation players, whatever their degree of maturity, and at all stages of their project.
Our network of experts is on hand to support innovation players with Intellectual Property procedures and strategy implementation.

INPI offers financial support to encourage the company to implement the recommendations made as part of its support (subject to certain eligibility conditions).