{"id":710,"date":"2025-08-15T18:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/?p=710"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:51:17","slug":"sme-fund-2025-latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/lv\/sme-fund-2025-latest-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"SME Fund 2025 Latest Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"710\" class=\"elementor elementor-710\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e7d7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e7d7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc6d064\" data-id=\"dc6d064\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5714255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5714255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SME Fund 2025 - Latest Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a72ea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a72ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-012ade8\" data-id=\"012ade8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e8eefc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e8eefc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-161e9ce\" data-id=\"161e9ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06db945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06db945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euipo.europa.eu\/en\/sme-corner\/sme-fund\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"209\">SME Fund<\/strong><\/a> is an EU-wide support program managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). It provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with vouchers to cover part of the costs for intellectual property (IP) services such as <strong data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"499\">IP Scan, trademark, and design registrations<\/strong>. The aim is to make IP protection more accessible and affordable, helping businesses strengthen their competitiveness in the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3e7374 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3e7374\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b5f22f\" data-id=\"9b5f22f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5f545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5f545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"821\"><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1167\"><li data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"947\"><p data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"947\">Applications for these vouchers will be <strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"886\">temporarily closed<\/strong> on Wednesday, <strong data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"919\">20 August 2025<\/strong> (end of the working day).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1085\"><p data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1085\">It is expected that the application system for Vouchers 1, 2, and 3 will <strong data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1053\">reopen in mid-October 2025<\/strong>, for approximately two weeks.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1167\"><p data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1167\">This will likely be the <strong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1140\">final application window<\/strong> under the SME Fund 2025.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe3a2e9\" data-id=\"fe3a2e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e8a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91e8a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-712\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sme.webp 1058w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c622c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c622c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-345680c\" data-id=\"345680c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6cbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc6cbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1190\">Why it matters:<\/h3><p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1480\">The SME Fund is a unique opportunity for businesses to save on essential IP services. For many SMEs, this support significantly lowers the barrier to securing trademarks, designs, and expert IP advice &#8211; tools that are vital for long-term growth and protection against unfair competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835dc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"835dc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/arnopatents.lv\/lv\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SME Fund 2025 &#8211; Latest Updates The SME Fund is an EU-wide support program managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). 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