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Technology Transfer and IP framework initiatives May 2011
Intellectual Property
• Intellectual property- a key asset for your business• like any asset, you need to understand it, and you need to
know how to acquire, protect and manage it
Summary
1. Getting access to IP from Irish Universities and Colleges2. Accessing IP from other companies3. getting advice on IP issues- where do you go?4. IP developments in Ireland, and EU
1. IP from the HE sector-The TTSI Programme
• Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006• 5 year programme from 2007, funding for TT staff ,
professional operations and patenting• Supports all HEIs in Ireland (at different levels)
• OBJECTIVES Increase the level of intellectual property (IP) transferred
to industry from research in Higher Education Institutions Facilitate the development of high quality and effective
systems and policies to ensure that the IP is identified, protected and transferred, where possible into companies in Ireland
Assess the impact of TT system on the efficiency of technology transfer to the commercial sectors
Summary Metrics – Ireland
2005 – present
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Licence/ Option/Assign
12 28 56 67 100 93
Spin-outs 5 8 13 7 35 31
Invention Disclosures
135 193 271 407 457 431
Patents Applications
83 107 124 202 148 101
Introduction of Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative
IP from HE sector-Who is benefiting?
• Between 2007 and 2010, 316 Licence Option or Assignment agreements for IP were concluded with companies
• 32 % with new spinouts from Irish HEIs• 29% with existing Irish SMEs• 21% with MNCs in Ireland• 14% with MNCs not in Ireland• 4% with other entities (companies/organisations outside
Ireland)
• Overall- 82% of IP was transferred to Companies in Ireland
Performance Indicators per 100m PPP$ R&D Expenditure
AUTM (USA)
ASTP (Europe)
UK Ireland
2007 2007 2007 2007 2008
LOAs 9.1 9.6 18.3* 8 8.8
Spin-outs 1.1 2.9 2.4 1.9 1
Invention Disclosures
41 33 40 39 53
Patents 24 13 20 21 30
How do we compare internationally?????
Performance Indicators per 100m PPP$ R & D expenditure
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Spin outs LOAs
US 2008
EU 2008
IRE 2008
IRE 2009
1.2
4.6
0.9
10.2
7.68.8
2.3
12.5
US: data from Association of University Technology Transfer Managers (AUTM)EU: data from Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP)
• 2. Acquiring IP from other companies
Enterprise Europe Network
Over 4000 people working in 570 Centres located in over 44 countries
Consortium of Centres working together in Regions across Europe supporting 25 million Small and Medium sized companies
Secure communication platform between Partners
Extended Global reach through new membership from Russia - China - USA
What are the Services of the EEN Network ?:
Advice on EU legislation,
standards and policies
Providing aninternet platform for cross-border
co-operation
Accessing EU Projects and Funding
Organising Business
co-operation among SMEs
Promoting Innovation
Going International
Providing Feedback
to Commission
FacilitatingIP Licensing &
TechnologyTransfer
OrganisingTraining &Knowledge
Events
Benefits to Irish companies
The EEN service has brokered over 150 licence deals for Irish SME Companies in the last 4 years
3. Where to get advice on IP issues?
Some useful websites to explore-• Irish Patents Office – www.patentsoffice.ie • UK Patent Office – www.ipo.gov.uk • US Patent Office – www.uspto.gov • European Patent Office (not an EU institution) – www.epo.org • Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM – EU
trade marks and Designs) www.oami.europa.en • Enterprise Ireland – www.enterprise-ireland.com
3. support for IP issues
• !!NEW!! EI shortly to appoint an IP Project Manager-to advise companies on IP issues and help ‘navigate’ the system to use IP as a strategic tool in business development
• Three commercialisation teams have knowledge of IP and commercialisation of IP from the HE sector– ICT– Life Sciences and Food– Industrial technologies
4. New Initiatives and developments in 2011
• Ireland- IP Implementation Group recommendations
• EU-Revamping IPR rights in Europe
IP framework initiatives
• Recommendations from the Innovation Taskforce and Forfas IP review in 2010 about
– National Technology Transfer Structures– ‘Tools’- model contracts, terms, IP integrity standards,
• Responding to the challenges facing industry- – IP is not easy to get out of Universities– lack of common practise across the TTOs – What are the rules of engagement?
IP framework initiatives
• Work of IP implementation Group is coming to a conclusion! July 2011
• Industry will have a better interface with the IP outputs of HE sector
• Greater alignment across the TT system in use of common tools, templates, standards of service
• Information and resource material in one place for industry and TT practitioners
EU IPR Developments
Revamping IP rights in EU, strategy published May 2011.
– single European Patent-Legislative proposal launched in April 11, to radically reduce the costs of patenting in Europe by up to 80%
– Trade marks-updates to the registration system – Geographical Indications- no protection for non-agricultural
products– Multi-territorial copyright licensing– Digital libraries– IPR violations- Counterfeiting and piracy– IPR enforcement by Customs
Thank You
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