Abstract:

Management of corporate innovation processes is actually a current and never-ending topic nowadays. Innovation is the most frequently used word at these times. Globally successful companies create environment not just for generating ideas, but also for realizing them and turning them into competitive advantages. EU Office of Česká spořitelna presents a tool which shows what the innovational competitive strength is like for each company.
However, this does not end with the innovations. Their protection is a crucial step. According to Industrial Property Office, SMEs in Europe spend over 20 billion dollars a year in research and development for already-invented solutions. Some Czech companies use patent database Espacenet, which is available in the Internet, some of them don’t.