Transcript Technology Transfer and IP framework initiatives

Technology Transfer and IP framework initiatives
May 2011
Intellectual Property
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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
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Getting access to IP from Irish Universities and Colleges
Accessing IP from other companies
getting advice on IP issues- where do you go?
IP developments in Ireland, and EU
1. IP from the HE sector-The TTSI Programme
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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
Introduction of Technology Transfer
Strengthening Initiative
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
12
28
56
67
100
93
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8
13
7
35
31
Invention
Disclosures
135
193
271
407
457
431
Patents
Applications
83
107
124
202
148
101
Licence/
Option/Assign
Spin-outs
IP from HE sector-Who is benefiting?
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Between 2007 and 2010, 316 Licence Option or Assignment
agreements for IP were concluded with companies
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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)
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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*
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8.8
Spin-outs
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2.9
2.4
1.9
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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
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12.5
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10.2
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8.8
7.6
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4.6
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US 2008
EU 2008
IRE 2008
IRE 2009
2.3
1.2
0.9
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Spin outs
LOAs
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
A unique Website: www.een-ireland.ie
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 an
internet 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
Organising
Training &
Knowledge
Events
Facilitating
IP Licensing &
Technology
Transfer
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
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EU-Revamping IPR rights in Europe
IP framework initiatives
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Recommendations from the Innovation Taskforce and Forfas
IP review in 2010 about
– National Technology Transfer Structures
– ‘Tools’- model contracts, terms, IP integrity standards,
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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
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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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