Sound Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management is critical in order to enable the successful exploitation and deployment of all SUSTRACK assets. Therefore, the consortium of SUSTRACK places great emphasis on managing IPR in the framework of the project, with a view to effectively pave the way for the smooth exploitation and sustainability of its results following its completion. Along these lines, the current report presents the initial version of the Exploitation and Sustainability Plan (ESP) of the SUSTRACK Project. It sheds light on the key terms pertaining to the management and protection of intellectual property and lays down the main components of the relevant methodology to be applied throughout the project. A preliminary description of the project results, along with initial identification of the contributing partners, protection types and access rights are provided within the report. An overview of SUSTRACK’s assets as envisioned at this stage of the project is also presented, as well as the initial considerations of Background and Foreground IP Knowledge, as currently perceived by the project partners. The methodology applied is supported by the IPR Matrix that facilitates registration of all background and foreground IPR and helps the timely identification and resolution of any potential conflict in this respect. The report will be further elaborated and updated on a regular basis as the project progresses. The final version will be delivered by the end of the project (M36), to guide post-project exploitation of SUSTRACK’s results. As such, several elements presented in this document are considered exploratory, preliminary and subject to revision and change; therefore, their status will be validated during the final versions of the Exploitation and Sustainability Plan (D6.4, M36).
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