Raising IP Awareness and Capacity of SMEs October 04-05, 2010 Rome Fatih KARAHAN Division Director of Information Department Turkish Patent Institute
Dec 18, 2015
Raising IP Awareness and Capacity of SMEs
October 04-05, 2010Rome
Fatih KARAHAN Division Director of Information Department
Turkish Patent Institute
Content• Turkish Patent Institute, Vision, Mission• IP & Innovation• TPI partnerships
– Relations with government agencies– Relations with industry– Relations with academia
• Awareness increasing activities• Conclusion
Turkish Patent InstituteEstablishment : 1994
(1871)
Status :administratively under Ministry of Industry and Trade with special budget
Staff : 241 (69 Examiners)
Vision“Turkish Patent Institute provides effective protection and widespread usage of industrial property rights ensuring that Turkish industry and technology play a leading role in global competition. It strives to be a leading and model institution in Europe for the development of industrial property worldwide”
Mission• to contribute to the development of Turkish economy and technology by encouraging creativity and innovation
• to provide effective protection of patents, trademarks, industrial designs and other industrial property rights
• to disseminate the awareness and knowledge of industrial property throughout the country and to cooperate with the related sectors
• to provide a customer oriented, timely and high quality services by strengthening legal, technical and human infrastructure
• to represent Turkey on international platforms and strengthen co-operation for the protection of the interests and development of the Turkish economy
IP & Innovation
IP rights are used to encourage the innovation,
Industrial rights provide competetive power, new products and new services are developed according to informations found on ip rights,
IP rights are used to encourage the Investors/Employers to invest money to R&D and new technology, (because of the high potential profit of ip rights).
market
product
prototype
consept
idea
StrategyInnovation Process
Monitoring
competitors + technology
inspiration, generation of new ideas, - Technical solutions (how?) - market info (who?), - strategic information (licence <-> develop)
Monitoring
competitors + technology
protection
protection
Protection as a source for extra income
Developing technical knowledge
Use of technical informationWhich is developed byOther companies
Avoiding infringements
Patent = Protection
Patent = Information
Innovation – IP Relations
TPI partnerships• Relations with government agencies• Relations with industry
– Companies– SMEs
• Relations with academia
Relations with government agencies
IP Coordination Board (2008)
• TPI runs the Secretariat of the Board• Effective coordination among governmental bodies • Decision making body on IP issues.• Establishing and directing IP policies •The umbrella organisation, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has secured a place in the Board.
Relations with government agencies
Coordination Council for the improvement of investment environment-YOIKK (2001)
• Aims to– rationalize the regulations on investments in Turkey, – develop policies that will enhance the competitiveness of the
investment environment, – generate solutions to the administrative barriers for incestment
• Public and private sector representatives are involved • TPI is co-chairing the Technical Committee on IPR (total 12 TCs)• Committee’s decisions are forwarded to the Steering Committee. • Appropriate actions are taken by the Board of Ministers
Relations with industry
TPI has various tools to enhance cooperation with industry. • Information Centers
– 21 Information Center (out of total 42) serves for Chambers of Commerce and Industry in various provinces– Provide information and documentation on IPRs, for the use of industrialists and enterpreneurs
PATLIB CENTERS
Relations with industry
• Cooperation Protocol with “Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association” (TÜSİAD)
– TÜSİAD with 600 members, 2500 companies– protocol aims at enhancing cooperation– for supporting the national innovation system
Relations with industry (SMEs)
HEZARFEN PROJECT
One of the most important partnership activities of TPI, which is emphasized on SMEs.
Aim: Strengthening Innovation Capacity of Turkish SMEs
Scope: One-to-one consultancy services for SMEs in order to develop their abilities for innovation through effective use of IP (patent) information.
Output: SMEs having built capacity for innovation and improved competitiveness
Hezarfen means "people who knows thousands of science"
Now, it is time to do new things!
Carrying the innovation to the SMEs
Partnership with industry (SMEs)
BACKGROUND
Pilot Project in 2007Implemented in Ostim Industrial Zone, Ankara
Followed by
2008: Sincan Industrial Zone, Ankara
2009: Konya Industrial Zone
2010: Gaziantep Industrial Zone
Partnership with industry (SMEs)
IMPLEMENTATION
• Project Phase -1: Information– Workshop on industrial property rights (patent, trademark and
industrial design) for all SME’s
• Project Phase -2: Selection of SMEs– innovation capacity of SME– number of patent applications– existing of R&D or similar structure
• Project Phase-3: Interview with SMEs– interviews with each selected SME– in order to have detailed information – to assess the capacity and the needs for new technology of
the SME
Partnership with industry (SMEs)
IMPLEMENTATION• Project Phase-4: Specialist Certificate Course
– R&D Engineering, 1 week– Product Development, 1 week– Business Development, 3 days– R&D funding and running, 2 days
• Project Phase-5: Patent Literature Search– workshop on importance of patent information (workshop)– promotion of “espacenet” as a patent search tool (workshop)– patent search (counsultancy for each SME)
Relations with academia• Disssemination of IP Knowledge in Universities
– Universities– Turkish Patent Institute– Joint Actions
• Establishment of IP Policy and Awareness at Universities
• Establishment of training programs of short duration (10-30 hours)
• Multidisciplinary advanced programs leading to IP specialists
Relations with academia• Patent Support Units (within 2 universities)
– serving for academic staff and students– activities in interaction and close collaboration– provide the continuity of the process by doing search both nationally and
internationally – free publications of Turkish Patent Institute
• Patent Days– Awareness increasing among universities
• Patent Appointment System– academic personnel discuss one-to-one with the patent experts
Patent Days at Gaziantep University (2009)
Awareness increasing activities
• Using Media In Promotion
• Turkish Patent Awards Ceremony
– Patent, trademark, industrial design and geographical sign awards are given by the prime minister indication
• Fairs – CEBIT, International İzmir, IENA Invention Fair
2009 Turkish Patent Award Ceremony
CeBIT İstanbul Fair IENA Invention Fair
İzmir International Fair
Awareness increasing activities• National Conference on IP Managers and staff of SMEs and support Institutions. (2005)
– In cooperation with WIPO– Benefits of IP for startups as a strategic tool for business development– IP Management capacities and skills of support institutions
• Innovation Workshop on “Science, Technology, Challenges and opportuni ties” (2007)– Discussed powerful instrument for sustainable growth, employment generation and poverty
reduction.– Pursued appropriate policy and institutional reforms to strengthen national innovation system.
• Technology Licensing Workshop (2007) – In Cooperation with WIPO and TUBITAK– Participations of research centers, universities, technology development centers, incubators, – Commercialization of IP (academic and publicly funded research institutions)– Technology Licensing– Shared experience of worldwide experts from USA, Germany, Italy
• Sub regional Seminar on the Role of IPRs in Technology Transfer (2009)– In Cooperation with UN ECE (TOS-IP)– Leading international experts of UNECE, WIPO and other countries in the region– International good practices and national experiences on the management of IPRs.– Policy-oriented and capacity-building activities.
Patent Application Numbers
IPR Statistics
DOMESTİC FOREIGN
Utility Model Application Numbers
IPR Statistics
DOMESTİC FOREIGN
Trademark Application Numbers
IPR Statistics
DOMESTİC FOREIGN
Industrial Design Application Numbers
IPR Statistics
DOMESTİC FOREIGN TOTAL
Online Services for IPR Users
Being an institution protecting technology and innovations, TPI also utilizes technology itself. The most important development carried out year 2007under the e-government implementations:
• Trademark applications online as of 01 August 2007 • Patent, industrial design applications and mobile e-signature trademark applications as of 31 December 2007
To conclude• Regarding the mission statement “encouraging
creativity and innovation”
• Being aware the importance of cooperation and interaction between the elements of the inovation system
• Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) – strives to contribute to the innovation system,
through effective use of IPRs, and – establishes strong relations with industry, academia
and relevant government agencies, as well as international organizations.
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