This report contains data of 674 KTOs from 21 European countries. It includes 97 aggregated KTO datasets from one National Association and 577 datasets from responding KTOs. The aggregated data was included in the summary overview and excluded from the detailed analysis in the remainder of the…
Achim Krebs discusses strategies for effective collaboration with patent attorneys, focusing on clear invention disclosures, realistic claim scopes, and strong inventor-attorney partnerships to…
The Annual Survey Executive Data Report presents data from 565 Knowledge Transfer Offices across 24 countries for Financial Year 2020, offering key insights into their activities and impact.
Freddy Guemeni, Head of IP Services at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory, shares insights at New Professionals SIG #7. With over 10 years of experience in intellectual property…
The New Professionals SIG hosts a session on careers in knowledge transfer, featuring Monique Liddar's insights on intellectual property management, innovation, and laboratory setup. The event…
Jason Teng, in his 2023 webinar Yes We Can’t: Making Sense of the Research Exemption in Patent Law, analyses European research exemptions. He contrasts national implementations, explores their…
Michael Perham, Bob Held, and Jack Lu, in their 2023 presentation Tea with ASTP: Royalty Rate Benchmark, analyse royalty structuring in licensing agreements. Using LES royalty surveys, they…
Andrew Tingey, in his 2023 webinar Sub-licensing: Horror Scenarios and How to Avoid Them, explores challenges in sub-licensing agreements. He addresses royalty structures, tiered sub-licensing, and…
2022 was a remarkable a year for EU matters concerning knowledge and technology transfer. The most recent EU policies and initiatives are opening up new opportunities but also posing challenges to our profession.
2023 is a year with even more activity and diversity of opportunity than ever before
The European Commission’s Directorate for Research & Innovation is organising an awareness raising campaign on knowledge valorisation.
In early December, The Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on the guiding principles for knowledge valorisation to increase socioeconomic impact from research and innovation and align policy guidance.
Joint Statement Paper on the Model Grant Agreement’s Intellectual Property Provisions of the European Innovation Council under Horizon Europe
The Directors Forum Special Interest Group are meeting in Antwerp, February 2023 to discuss Data Management for KT offices. What works, and has anyone found the Golden Ticket?
??The aim of this survey is to gain an understanding of the demographic makeup of the technology transfer / knowledge exchange community.
Session on ‘Intellectual Property and Protection/Licensing thereof in Technology Transfer’ from Denise Mayfield (Dykema) who discusses patenting challenges, strategies and the importance of well…
A new study by the European Patent Office reveals that fewer than 1 in 7 inventors in Europe are women.
Russell Smith, in his 2021 book The Three Dimensions of Entrepreneurship, introduces the New Standard Model (NSM) for business success. This framework integrates enterprise anatomy, environmental…
The ASTP session features updates on EU knowledge valorisation policies, open science, and technology transfer. Speakers discuss challenges in neighbouring countries, European Innovation Council (EIC) offerings, and tools to enhance collaboration, IP management, and innovation. The focus is on…
The Tea with ASTP session explores cost-effective patent procurement strategies for AMCs and research universities. The panel discusses building valuable IP portfolios, what corporations seek in…
The Tea with ASTP webinar (2021) explores student IP policies and processes, addressing broader challenges of academic IP ownership, shared ownership, and spin-out creation. It highlights the…
The 2021 webinar explores mediation in international IP and knowledge transfer disputes. Kathleen Paisley and Andrzej Gadkowski discuss WIPO Mediation Rules, highlighting its cost-effective,…
Marian Verhelst discusses enabling smooth knowledge transfer in AI chip research, highlighting collaboration models and recommendations for TTOs. Thomas Just Sørensen shares insights on moving from…
In the 2021 Tea with ASTP webinar, Pernille W. Gojkovic from HØIBERG discusses inventorship, emphasising the importance of accurately defining inventors based on conceptual contributions to patents.…
In 2021, Mirko Lukács discusses preliminary findings from the Software License Deal Terms Survey in a Digital Innovations SIG webinar. He highlights trends in software licensing practices, addresses…
The Doing Business in the United States guide provides non-U.S. companies with key insights into establishing operations in the U.S. It covers legal, regulatory, and cultural considerations, entity formation, taxation, intellectual property, and employment laws to help companies navigate the…
In 2021, Andrea Ravaioli and Bettina Riedel discuss plant variety protection. They highlight legal frameworks, breeding innovation, and strategies for exploiting plant breeder rights (PBR) and…
In 2021, Marjan Kraak presents ETH Zurich’s spin-off policies. She highlights support initiatives like Pioneer Fellowships, spin-off guidelines, equity limits, and Phantom Stock Option Agreements…
In 2020, Benjamin Soffer presents the KHP MedTech Accelerator. He outlines its role in fostering MedTech innovation, offering funding, mentorship, and access to infrastructure for start-ups. The…
In 2020, Andrew Katz presents open hardware, exploring its definition, licensing, and challenges compared to open-source software. He discusses intellectual property complexities, hardware design…
In 2020, Anja Zimmermann presents licensing strategies. She covers preparing for negotiations, pricing IP, deal structures, and risk mitigation. The session offers practical advice on licensing…
In 2020, Mirko Lukács and Malcolm Bain speak at a Digital Innovations SIG webinar. Lukács introduces the Software License Deal Terms Survey, analysing software IP licensing trends. Bain explores…
In 2020, Laura Spinardi discusses managing and valorising clinical data. She addresses ethical considerations, GDPR compliance, data agreements, and the role of big data in clinical innovation.…
In 2020, Massimiliano Granieri discusses IP management strategies during COVID-19. He explores licensing challenges, force majeure clauses, and adapting agreements to crises, emphasising ethical…
The Linked Innovation report explores strategies to bridge the gap between research and commercialization in research centres. It identifies common challenges, such as knowledge gaps and misaligned priorities, and provides actionable mechanisms for achieving economic sustainability, fostering…
The ASTP-Proton Impact Report for Europe 2015 highlights success stories of knowledge transfer in health research. It showcases innovations transforming research into impactful products and services, promoting collaboration between academia and industry. The report underscores the societal and…
In 2020, Tom Hockaday addresses university knowledge transfer during the COVID-19 crisis. He highlights KTOs' challenges, strategies for rapid licensing, and collaborations to address pandemic needs.…
In 2020, Malcolm Bain discusses open-source software licensing. He examines its implications for knowledge transfer, highlighting challenges like compliance, licensing conflicts, and sustainability.…
Andrea Schmoll (2015) explores strategies to optimise licensing agreements, covering preparation, key provisions, and compliance with antitrust laws. Highlighting commercial and financial considerations, the presentation emphasises aligning agreements with IP protection, partner evaluation, and…
Robert Marshall (2015) presents a masterclass on negotiating with difficult individuals, outlining a five-point plan: don’t react, disarm them, change the rules, make it easy to say “yes,” and hard to say “no.” Drawing on the Harvard Negotiation Project, he emphasises reframing tactics,…
Raja Sengupta, in his 2014 ASTP masterclass Post-Licensing Management, emphasises disciplined oversight of IP agreements to secure rightful returns. He advocates proactive systems, robust audits, and collaboration to address challenges like underreporting and ensure alignment with financial and…
Mark Anderson (2012) provides guidance on structuring and drafting licence agreements. He addresses key clauses, risk allocation, performance obligations, and financial terms, emphasising precision in defining rights, responsibilities, and liabilities to ensure clarity and mitigate disputes.
Peter Nissen Jørgensen and Christian Schmock (2011) provide strategies for commercialising inventions. They cover evaluating market potential, partnering, deal negotiation, and valuation. The session emphasises building value propositions, managing relationships, and ensuring agreements align with…
The OECD Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions (2006) provide principles and best practices for managing genetic IP in healthcare. The document focuses on innovation promotion, equitable access, IP balance, and collaboration between public and private sectors to optimise healthcare and…
At the moment an invention is disclosed to the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), the totality of information needed for assessing the invention and possibly filing a patent is often distributed over several persons.
The ResearchInno database: in partnership with Crunchbase, it aggregates 780,000+ companies, 29,000+ investors, 3,100+ programs and 9,900+ institutes in EU and the US
This presentation provides an overview of the elements generally considered by each of the parties involved in the discussion on the relative value of the transferred intellectual property and know how at the time of the incorporation of a start-up company.
More and more innovation is driven by research collaborations between different entities. Within the context of globalized economy, these research and innovation collaborations are becoming increasingly internationalised.
PROvendis has its origins in the innovation consulting firm Zenit GmbH. Founded in 1984, ZENIT is a Public Private Partnership owned by the State of North Rhine- Westphalia, a consortium of banks and an association comprising some 180 enterprises.
In order to assist its researchers in providing this information, KU Leuven Research & Development (technology transfer office of KU Leuven) has developed a mandatory Patent Inventor Form.
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