Transcript PPT - WIPO

Patents and Transfer of Technology
Danish initiatives
- in the context of Global Challenge
Genève 6th of November 2007, by Senior Advisor Betina Sand
Agenda
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The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
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Patent and transfer of technology in the context
of Global Challenge
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Danish initiatives on patents and transfer of
technology
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Future work… IP Awareness
The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
• Legal/political advice
• Business Services
• International negotiations
Established in 1894
ISO9001 certified
270 employees
• Issues Patents
• Registers
• Trademarks
• Utility Models
• Designs
Mission
The Danish Patent and Trademark
Office is the centre for strategic
information and protection of
technology and business identifiers
Global Challenge
Danish Goals:
• Strong Competitiveness
• Strong Cohesion
Danish Council of Globalisation
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Members:
Labor /Business Unions
Danish Corporations
Educational/Research institutions
Director General of Central bank
Prime Minister
Other Ministers
Outcome:
350 specific initiatives
Task:
Give advice to the Government
as to a strategy on
DK in the Global Economy
Council was seated
in April 2005
The Globalisation Strategy
was launched in April 2006
World-class
Education
Leading Society of
Entrepreneurship
Leading Society
of Knowledge
Leading Society
of Innovation
Global Challenge
Danish Goals:
• Strong Competitiveness
• Strong Cohesion
World-class
Education
Leading Society of
Entrepreneurship
Leading Society
of Knowledge
Leading Society
of Innovation
Global Challenge
Danish Goals:
• Strong Competitiveness
• Strong Cohesion
Goals on
Research,
Development and
Innovation of
Danish Enterprises
Research, Development and Innovation
Danish Goals:
• Danish enterprises among the most
innovative in the World
• DK among countries with the highest rate
of research and development
• DK among countries which are best at
transforming research and knowledge created
by educational/ research institutions into new
technologies, processes, goods and services
(i.e. transfer of technology)
Research, Development and Innovation
Danish Goals:
• Enterprises among the most
innovative in the World
Share of innovative
enterprises – DK in the
middle of EU-15
• DK among countries with the
highest rate of research and
development
DK No. 8 of OECD - 1,7 %
of GDP in R&D (2005)
• DK among countries which are
best at transforming research
and knowledge created by
educational/ research institutions
into new technologies,
processes, goods and services
Patent applications
(national) per capita - DK
No. 4 of EU-15 (2005)
7 % of SME’s in R&D cooperation with universities
– 29 % of the large
enterprises
Initiatives on Patens and Transfers of
Technology
Co-operation:
Enterprises and
universities
Patents
&
Transfer
IP Market Place
Introductory
course on IPR to
entrepreneurs
of
Technology
Goals on
Research,
Development and
Innovation of
Danish Enterprises
Co-operation: Enterprises and Universities
- transfer of knowledge from universities to enterprises
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Prioritization of projects by
gathering of funds into one
common fund
Nomination of Matchmakers
Discount to SME’s bying
technical services for the first
time
Doubling of the contribution of
SME’s
Aim:
• Speed up the transfer
of research results
from universities to
enterprises
• Increase of quality
and relevance of public
R&D
IP Market Place: www.ip-marketplace.org
- transfer of knowledge from enterprise to enterprise
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Internet based market place
Launched in September 2007
Danish Tech Trans Office
(The national network for
technology transfer) supports
the initiative
Future expansion: Include
other IPR than patents
Aim:
• To make it easier
for sellers and
buyers of patentprotected knowlegde
to find each other
• Systematic supply
of information on
new patents
Introductory course on IPR to entrepreneurs
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By Regional Entrepreneur
Houses
Introductory course includes:
1. Immediate estimation of
how new an idea is and
the chances of IPR
2. Guidance on how to apply
for IPR
Includes introduction to IP
Market Place
Aim:
• To give accessible
and qualified
consultancy to
entrepreneurs
• To ease the proces
of tranforming ideas
into assets
Initiatives in progress…
Co-operation:
Enterprises and
universities
Patents
&
Transfer
IP Market Place
Introductory
course on IPR to
entrepreneurs
of
Technology
Goals on
Research,
Development and
Innovation of
Danish Enterprises
Initiatives to come…?
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Patents
&
Transfer
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of
Technology
Goals on
Research,
Development and
Innovation of
Danish Enterprises
IP Awareness of Danish enterprises
Aims:
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Convert non-active to
active IP-users
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To get more enterprises
to integrate IP in their
strategic planning
Means:
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Analysis
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Documentation
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IP and economic
performance
Structure of incentives
IP-politic of enterprises
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IP Audit
Danish IP strategy?
IP Awareness – Knowledge
Approx. 30 %
of innovative
enterprises are
IPR-active
IPR-active
enterprises tend
to be more
profitable
IPR-active enterprises
represent 35 % of the
Danish value added while
only representing 3 % of
the total of enterprises
60 % of IPRactive enterprises
are exporters
IP Awareness – IP Audit
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Interviews resulting in an
IP Audit report
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In 120 SME’s
By DKPTO specialists and
private IP advisers
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Report incl. plan of action
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IP Audit is free
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Supported by EU, 2006/07
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Future IP Audit
Aim:
• To strengthen the
creation, protection
and use of IPR in
SME’s
Thank you for your attention!
Betina Sand
[email protected]