Business with ESA

Participants who joined the online SME Forum preparatory meetings are invited to register now to attend the SME Forum 2025 which will take place at ESA/ESTEC on Wed, 2 April 2025 (starting in the early afternoon).

What do patent claims mean?

Things to consider where agreeing to sign or offer a licence.

Establishing the strength of your position for patenting/commercialisation and investment.

What you can do if you find a commercially blocking patent.

What you need to do to reduce costs.

Register now for the "Design around" webinar in the IP & Patents series.

Register for the webinar "Litigation" in the IP & Patents series.

SMEs are invited to take part in the stakeholder consultation process in preparation of the SME Forum.

During the ESA Council on 23-24 October 2024 (ESA/C(2024)115), the new ESA Contracting Regulations were approved. The Contracting Regulations will enter into force on 1 January 2025, when they replace the ESA Procurement Regulations and related Implementing Instructions (ESA/REG/001,REV.5).