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Dr. Alexandru Cristian Strenc Deputy Director GeneralState Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Brussels 7 October 2008

OPEN DAYS “European Week of Regions and Cities”

Workshop 07A11-Intellectual property helps regions innovating

Pilot Project on Knowledge Transfer in University Politehnica Bucharest-

Romania

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Overview

Introduction Background of the project Major issues Conclusions

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1.Introduction Presentation made by the lecturer in double position of:

-Deputy Director General at OSIM -RO Patent Office;

-coordinator of the National Action Plan NAP for Co-operation between OSIM and EPO; project is part of NAP

University Politehnica Bucharest- 13 faculties, 4 depts., 2 university colleges,19.500 students, 1570 academic staff;

The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks-OSIM

Governmental autonomous institution with 310 specialists

all industrial property objects protected, based on substantive examination;

important support to industry, research, universities;

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2. Background of the project NAP for Cooperation between OSIM and EPO 2007-2010,

signed in August 2008 at the level of top-management;

Action Plan on the development of IP în Universities, concluded in Oct. 2007 between OSIM and CNCSIS( National Council for Scientific Research in High-Education);

Document CA 185/06 – Cooperation framework between EPO and national patent offices;

Roving Seminar OSIM-EPO Academy“Dissemination of IP in Universities”, Bucharest, 23 March 2007;

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Partners of the project

UniversitateaPolitehnica Bucureşti

State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

European Patent Office

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Pilot project –Participating countries

Poland

Italy

Romania

Slovenja

Czech Rep.

Hungary

Portugal

Turkey

United Kingdom Politehnic

a Bucuresti

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3.Major issues3.1 Objectives

Fostering the knowledge transfer from University “Politehnica –PUB to industry by strengthening the role of OSIM and its improved patent-expertise in this process;

Setting up a professional TTO, offering a full set of services to ensure effective technology transfer;

Stimulation of creativity and the patent protection of the technical creations in the Romanian university environment;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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University - Industry

University IndustryCooperation

Knowledge/Patent for invention

Financing for research

OSIM-key partner

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3.2 Goals and tasks of the TTO Creating and implementing a statute and rules of

procedure for technology transfer implementation process;

Disclosure facilities-OSIM professionals work with researchers and University to provide advice on potential TT and to assist in the invention disclosure process;

Patent-related services: drafting applications, patent valuation, guidance in planning an effective patent strategy,etc

Start-up and Spin-Off Assistance;

Licensing-assisting in technical and market assesment and promotion of the developed technologies to industry partners;

Decision support and providing information and guidance;

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3.3 Project planning

Setting up internal procedures for TT in PUB and participation conditions for researchers from PUB in TT process

Selection of program beneficiaries;

Visits of the top management of PUB-TTO in some model countries;

Carrying out logistic assistance;

Implementing IP teaching modules;

Training PUB-TTO staff;

Awareness activities within PUB about TTO services offered by OSIM experts in the TT structure;

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3.4 Actions for 2008-2009 Participation in the seminar “Technological transfer from

Universities to industry”, München, Apr. 2008;

Workshop – at the PUB-Faculty of Control Engineering and Computers “Protection of computer-implemented inventions created in the University environment” , Bucharest, June 2008

Training in the IP field for TTO staff, at the headquarter of OSIM (duration: 2 months)

Workshop at the PUB “ The roll of patents in the research activity from universities and the tehnologic transfer based on patens”, Nov. 2008;

Seminar “EPO overview on the importance, need and activities within TTO project, awareness for the TTO staff;

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3.5 Related actions Endowment of the TTO with one workstation;

Technical assistance from OSIM staff for training of the TTO staff for carrying the searches in patent data-bases;

Technical assistance from OSIM for prediagnosis activities;

Technical assistance for sub-licensing the IP-SCORE tool to facilitate patent valuation;

Endowment with awareness materials;

Training for the future own patent attorney;

Assistance in Drafting model TT Agreements to be used by PUB;

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4. Conclusions

Expected and important step forward in the knowledge and the use of industrial property at the University level;

Important OSIM involvement and support for the training of the UPB- TTO staff;

Upgrading the project to other big university centers in Romania;

Expanding the aquired experience to other TTO’s allready established near Universities from Iassi, Brasov and Craiova, where are located three from 14 regional centers coordinated by OSIM.

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Thank you for attention !

alexandru.strenc @osim.ro