SME Fund 2025: Relaunch Vouchers for Patents and Plant Variety Rights

The SME Fund has been instrumental in helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe safeguard their intellectual property (IP) and drive innovation, since its launch as a pilot initiative in 2021. On 2 June, applications for Voucher 3 for patents and Voucher 4 for plant varieties reopened, offering SMEs a fresh chance to obtain crucial financial support for their intellectual property strategies.