Inter-regional Workshop on Technology Transfer Issues

Technology Transfer Issues in Turkey

Mehmet Nurşad SÖZERPatent Examiner, Turkish Patent Institute

11-12 April 2012, Tbilisi, Georgia

Government Action Plan Draft

Government Industrial Strategy Paper

IP Coordination Board

The Turkish Design Advisory Council

Supreme Council for Science and Technology

National PolicyNational Policy

Patent over 13,000 applications 26% increase in domestic applications

Industrial Design over 36,000 applications (third in Europe)

Trademark around 120,000 applications (first in Europe) 41% increase

Industrial Property StatisticsIndustrial Property Statistics

Reform of IPRs Legislation

Patent Promotion Agency

Decrees adopted by Supreme Council for Science and Technology (BTYK)

Action Plans of Coordination Council for the Improvement of the Investment Environment (YOIKK)

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Ownership of IP in Universities Professor's Privilege regime will change the right of ownership over inventions made in universities will vest in universities

Incentive - Coordination - Monetary support In order to contribute to the development of

IP sysytem in Turkey, TPI will incite, coordinate and give support to the studies in the field of IP

Reform of IPRs LegislationReform of IPRs Legislation

IP Valuation

Promotion

Consultation

Training

Patent Promotion AgencyPatent Promotion Agency

National Innovation System 2023 Targets [2011/101]

Setting up a Coordination Board to Secure Integrity, Coherence and Target Oriented Approach in the R&D, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Mechanisms [2011/102]

Developing Policy Tools to Activate and Increase the Number of R&D Intensive Start Ups [2011/103]

Developing Policy Tools to Trigger Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Universities [2011/104]

Promotion Entrepreneurship Culture [2011/105]

Improving Public Procurement and Public Right of Use in such a way to Foster Innovation, Localization and Technology Transfer [2011/106]

Promotion of Science Centers [2011/107]

Developing Policy Tools to Stimulate Domestic Patent Licensing [2011/108]

Decrees adopted by Decrees adopted by BTYKBTYK

Supporting TTOs Council of Higher Education (YÖK) - Draft Law Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

(TÜBİTAK) - TTO model and supporting mechanism

Supporting incubators Creating innovative and entrepreneur university

index Redesign of criteria for academic promotion and

appointment in order to incite innovation and entrepreneurship

Decree No: 2011/104Decree No: 2011/104

Road Map Preparation of technology inventory in Turkey Classification of technology transfer/value related

information in the patent database (information of the registered license agreements, cited/citing document information, etc.)

Cancellation of the registration fee taken by TPI for license agreements

Cancellation or reduction of the tax on licensing revenues Creation of incentive mechanisms for registering license

agreements in TPI (maintenance/annual fee reduction, etc.)

Decree No: 2011/108Decree No: 2011/108

IPRs and R&D Technical Committee

Redesign of the R&D and Technology Management programs in universities

Opening IPR Departments in Law Faculties

Action Plans of YOIKKAction Plans of YOIKK

International gradute program in IP TPI - YÖK - WIPO - Bilkent University

IP Academy (Industrial Property Training Center) TPI - Directorate General of Copyright - WIPO

Disseminating IP Knowledge in Universities Project

TPI - EPO Action Plans (Creating IP policy in universities) IP Survey in universities Tranlation of “Patent Teaching Kit”

IP Awareness Campaign Patent Vadisi (Patent Valley)

IP Awareness ActivitiesIP Awareness Activities

International Conference on Managing Intellectual Property in Universities (2011.04.14-15) Management of Research Based Intellectual Assets in Business (2011.11.28) Management of Research Based Intellectual Assets in Universities (2011.12.09) Technology Transfer Value Chain (2011.12.10) Creating Awareness of Technology Transfer Offices (2011.12.26-27) Technology Transfer Management in Turkey: University-Industry Workshop (2012.02.27) Process of Transforming Ideas into Product (2012.02.28) Universities’ Role in the Process of Transforming Ideas into Product Workshop (2012.02.29) IP Management: Sectoral Workshop (2012.03.30)

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