Activities in 2009
IP and Innovation: stimulating opportunities for universities
Workshop training
Date: 19-22 October 2009
Venue: University of Alicante, Spain
Objective:
The aim of the workshop was to augment universities’ capacity to manage intellectual property rights in research at strategic and implementation levels.
Description:
The workshop, “IP and Innovation: stimulating opportunities for Universities”, opened with a speech by Dr. Manuel Desantes, Professor of Law at the University of Alicante and Former Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO), on Intellectual Property Policy. The trainers and participants from both Europe and Asia were then divided into two small training groups. The size of the groups provided better exchange of ideas, knowledge and good practice with a focus on institutional IP strategy planning, legal issues, patent drafting and how to apply theories to real life cases.
Apart from the visits to the Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM) and Planta Cero (an integrated laboratory of the University of Alicante), the Technology Transfer Office of the UA also shared insights on common Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues with our Asian counterparts.
IPR academics, experts from research institutions and patent offices were invited to share their experience. Not only did the workshop attract legal officers, lecturers, directors of technology transfer centres from various Southeast Asian universities, it also attracted the participation of European private sectors. Thanks to the co-operation with ASEAN University Network, a good geographical coverage in the Southeast Asia has been obtained; Malaysia, Indonesia and a comprehensive coverage of Thailand.
The workshop was found to be useful and comprehensive. The Asian participants reviewed good practices from Europe based on the actual needs and situation of their own country. Similar workshops are expected in the future with a more in depth knowledge exchange in some particular topics.
List of the speakers and presentations
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Intellectual Property Policy by Dr. Manuel Desantes, Prof. of Law at the University of Alicante (Spain), Former Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO)
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Implementation of IP Policy and Strategy on institutional level by Prof. Ruth Soetendorp, Associate Director, Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management, Bournebourth University (UK)
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Evaluating Inventions, Technologies & Ides by Dr. Alan Garratt, Innovators Counselling and Advisory Services for Scotland (ICASS)
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How to motivate researchers etc to engage in technology transfer activities by Mr Serge Quazzotti, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor.
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Successful Technology Licensing by Mr Nikolai Schmeisser, Senior Corportae Counsel, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
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