PROJECT TITLE:

Improve competitiveness and enhance attractiveness to external markets through certification and Intellectual Property (IP) protection

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

Improve company competitiveness through legal protection of our products and enhance attractiveness through certification in order to expand to external markets.

LOCATION:

Throughout Kosovo

SECTOR:

Economic Development / Intellectual Property Rights

DURATION:

12 months. Starting date: 15/10/2020 - End date: 14/10/2021

VALUE:

EUR 79,000.00, EU contribution EUR 40,290.00

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:

LabBox sh.p.k.

BENEFCIARIES:

LabBox sh.p.k.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

The specific objectives of the Action are to: • Obtain CE and FCC Certification for European market and US market respectively that will enable the company to establish new sales and distribution channels and accordingly increase sales in Kosovo and international markets. • Protect our products and improve competitiveness through securing intellectual property (IP) protection • Offer high quality products which simulate creative thinking and innovation while reducing gender gap in the ICT sector in Kosovo.

RESULTS:

The expected results are: • CE Certification in order to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements which enables our products to be present in European markets; • FCC Certification to certify that the electronic interference from our products is under limits approved by the Federal Communications Commission which permits our products to enter the US market; • Legal protection of our products; • Create 3 regular jobs in certification and IP protection processes contributing to the ICT sector in Kosovo; • An internal production line as well as expansion and improvement of our products for internal and external markets.