Role of TTOs in Enhancing Academic IP

Commercialization

Michal Svantner Director Department for Transition and Developed Countries, WIPO

Istanbul, October 4 and 5, 2018

1st panel

Overview:   WIPO   Commercialization

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What we do

We help governments, businesses and individuals make intellectual property work for innovation and creativity

WIPO

Make IP work for

development

Make it easy to protect IP

assets

Make IP laws Support policymakers

Improve access to the

IP system

TDC

Department for Transition and Developed Countries (TDC)

Section for Central European and Baltic States and Mediterranean Countries

Commercialization

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Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialization Options in R&D Context

  Bringing knowledge and IP to the market.   How?   Very simplified approach – there are three main options:

  Assignment of IP;   Licensing IP;   Establishment of spin – off or startup.

  Publications, patent information, Internet……

There is no Model that Fits All !   Variety of existing models:   “American” – strong position on institutional IP ownership, licensing;  UK ;   “French” – Regional Centers;   IP Hubs – ASEAN Region;   “Professor's Privilege” and “Creation for Users” – Sweden;  Australian Technology Network – Harmonized IP Policies for easier commercialization;   Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTCs) – Open Source.

  Different context and level of development inside the same country, income group, region and continent.   Surveys done in certain countries showed significantly

different results for (47 – 50%) of interviewed selected institutions regarding existing IP related infrastructure – IP policy, professional knowledge and technology management units, IP commercialization experience etc.

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IP Commercialization and IP Protection

  Statistics show that there is globally an incising trend of using IP by universities and PRO.

  There is also increasing influence of university research results and IP on breakthrough technologies – such as 3 D printing;

  PCT - Often in collaboration with businesses and other academic institutions – co - applicants in particular for PCT applications;

  Universities have increasing number of partners in PCT applications, however, PROs are leading by the number of filings with co – applicants and by the number of applications entering national phase.

WIPO IP Indicators Report 2017

PCT Report 2017

WIPO Statistics Database

WIPO IP Indicators Report 2018

IP Indicators Report

PCT Filings by Universities in Respective Countries

PCT Filings by PROs

WIPO IP Indicators Report

PCT Report 2017

THANK YOU!

Michal Svantner Director Department for Transition and Developed Countries