Editing Pro bono (section)

=== In intellectual property ===
To help make services related to [[intellectual property]] (IP) more accessible, a number of organizations have created ''pro bono'' initiatives. These organizations offer support from legal professionals at no cost. The services usually cover the professional fees associated with the related services, but no official fees due to a cost to intellectual property offices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Does Pro Bono Really Mean? |url=https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/pro-bono.asp |access-date=2021-12-27 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}</ref>

Established in 2015, the Inventor Assistance Program helps inventors navigate the [[patent]] system in their own country and a number of other jurisdictions at no cost. Individual inventors and enterprise must be from a participating country and meet certain eligibility criteria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IAP Participating Countries |url=https://www.wipo.int/iap/en/participant_countries.html |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> Applicants apply via the IAP Online Platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) Online Platform |url=https://iap.wipo.int/iap/ |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=iap.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Inventor Assistance Program |url=https://www.wipo.int/}}</ref> Current participating countries include Colombia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programa de Asistencia a Inventores – PAI {{!}} Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio |url=https://www.sic.gov.co/propiedad-industrial/programa-de-asistencia-a-inventores-PAI |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=www.sic.gov.co}}</ref> &nbsp;Chile,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chile Joins WIPO's Inventor Assistance Program |url=https://www.wipo.int/iap/en/news/2022/news_0001.html |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en}}</ref> Ecuador, Morocco,<ref>{{Cite web |title=TISC: Réseau de Centres d'informations Technologiques au Maroc : Ressources |url=http://www.tisc.ma/ressources/page-10-2.html |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=www.tisc.ma}}</ref> Peru,<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAI Perú - Indecopi |url=https://www.patenta.pe/pai-peru |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=www.patenta.pe}}</ref> the Philippines,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Republic of the Philippines Office of Intellectual Property Inventor Assistance Program |url=https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/inventor-assistance-program/}}</ref> and South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CIPC :: Inventor Assistance Program |url=http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/trade-marks-patents-designs-copyright/inventor-assistance-program/ |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=www.cipc.co.za}}</ref> The program is operated by the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO). In 2020, the [[WIPO GREEN]] reinstated their ''pro bono'' legal advice program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pro Bono: Legal Services Through WIPO GREEN |url=https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/news/2021/news_0001.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WIPO GREEN: The Global Marketplace for Sustainable Technology |url=https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=www3.wipo.int |language=en}}</ref>

The Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property offers ''pro bono'' services related to intellectual property.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASIPI Pro Bono |url=https://asipi.org/asipi-probono/?lang=en |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Home |url=https://asipi.org/?lang=en |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=ASIPI - Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual |language=en-US}}</ref> Services include applications for [[copyright]], [[patent]], and [[trademark]]s, academic training, advice on IP related contracts, and IP related disputes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASIPI Application for Pro Bono Services |url=https://asipi.org/solicitud-de-servicios-pro-bono/?lang=en |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>

The [[International Trademark Association]] matches eligible clients facing [[trademark]] issues with member attorneys who volunteer to provide services free of charge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=INTA Pro Bono Resources |url=https://www.inta.org/resources/pro-bono-clearinghouse/ |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> The program initially accepted applications in the United States and Latin America and later expanded globally.<ref name=":0" />

The [[European Union Intellectual Property Office]] (EUIPO) offers free personalized IP support to small businesses for EU based SMEs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EUIPO Free personalized legal support |url=https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/ip-support |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> The work is not limited to a specific field of IP but covers virtually all IP aspects and services, including help in filing patents, trade marks, design applications, copyright, plant varieties, geographical indications, trade secrets and domain names, as well as licensing, enforcement, franchising, tech transfer of IP rights or any "other IP matters and disputes".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New EUIPO Pro Bono Programme |url=https://ficpi.org/ip-news/new-euipo-pro-bono-programme |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>