Your application for SMART: SCOTLAND funding may be referred to other Scottish Enterprise Departments, Government agencies and to non-Government bodies with sources of technical expertise for help in appraisal, but confidentiality will be maintained.
External technical and intellectual property advisors undertake due diligence checks of applications. We have established confidentiality agreements with each of the organisations below to ensure that all material sent to them relating to grant applications is handled in strictest confidence.
The UK Intellectual Property Office has confirmed that SMART: SCOTLAND does not constitute public disclosure for patenting purposes, as the information provided in confidence is not in the public domain.