INNOVATION further improvements for Austrian innovators. “We will restructure the patent offi ce and turn it into the central hub for Austrian innovations,” says Klug. The bmvit fi nances industry-related research with 500 million euros per year. “Knowledge and know-how are among the most important resources today. Therefore we support the creation of innovations as well as their best-possible protection. With these patents we protect Austrian innovations from copycats and counterfeiters,” says Klug. Internationality and the improvement of service quality are therefore particularly important for the patent offi ce’s continuing reorientation. Mariana Karepova, who has been president of the Austrian patent offi ce since November of last year, and her institution provide quick and top-quality patent examinations: “Companies rely on us to assess their chances for patent protection quickly and reliably. This is decisive question for Austrian companies if they want to expand into new international markets.” 62 JUNE 2016 One of the new services is that the patent offi ce is now working with its clients in three languages: Patent applications can now be assessed directly in English and French as well, rendering German translations obsolete. Therefore companies save translation costs and get the New structures for research support and funding as well as new ways of cooperation in the research sector have signifi cantly changed the Austrian research landscape and made it far more dynamic.
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