“ip management @ universities” istanbul, may 16 to 18, 2012 albert long hall, bogazici...

“IP Management @ Universities” Istanbul, May 16 to 18, 2012 Albert Long Hall, BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY

Mr. Pedro Cartagena

Technical Adviser

SPTO. Madrid, Spain

EPO Road Map Experience in Spain


EPO Road Map Experience in Spain Mr. Pedro Cartagena

Technical Adviser SPTO. Madrid, Spain




Actions taken

•New section in SPTO website: “Aula de Propiedad Industrial” (IP Education)•Information about “Promoting knowledge of IP at Spanish universities”•IP Courses, Conferences ans Seminars•Long –term classroom based courses• Teaching materials•E-learning Modules• Information about:

•Recognition of patents in the professional records of scientists and

researchers•Criteria for the remuneration of university professors, including knowledge

transfer and innovation activities, particularly patents•The ownership of inventions in the Law on Science, Technology and

Innovation.




•SPTO Website (www.oepm.es). Section: IP Education

http://www.oepm.es/




•In 2009 the Patent Teaching kit was presented in Universidad Alcalá de Henares, Madrid•The Patent Teaching Kit was translated into Spanish and revised by SPTO•European Patent Academy gave “official authorization for the Spanish translation”, therefore EPO logo on it




• Spanish version avaliable “IP Education” section, SPTO Website




• Spain: 559

Europe: 23

Latinamerica: 102 Others: 5

Patent Kit downloads: 799




In 2011

Improve the legal framework:

Sustainable Economy Law:

Article 57.1: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade through SPTO will foster dissemination and promotion of IP rights

Article 57.2 : SPTO “will take adequate measures to foster incorporation of IP rights in national teaching curricula”

“Carlos Fernández-Nóvoa “ Endowed Chair in Innovation and Industrial Property

•collaboration between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the Industrial Organization School (EOI) business school




Created to coordinate the various activities in the field of innovation and Industrial Property developed by both institutions

Activities 2011-2012

Patent Internationalization Workshops

In different cities Adressed to regional SMEs To promote EP and PCT application from Spanish origin in collaboration with EPO and WIPO




Course: Administrative Management of IP “Paralegals”

First ever organized in Spain

Adressed to: TTOs, Legal Department of Companies, Patent Attorneys, etc: non legal staff

5 independent Modules covering all administrative management ot national and international procedures

1st edition had great success

Already started 2nd Edition




First Annual Meeting of Spanish Teachers and Experts in IP : UNIREDPI

Hosted by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Sixty five Teachers and Experts attended from different Spanish universities

Twenty five Teachers and Experts presented short presentations about best practices in IP teaching




IP Awareness campaign Pilot Project

Objectives:

•Raise awareness on IP in universities

•Promote IP culture and IP management in universities

•Expand and introduce IP in university curricula beyond law faculties

•Integrate IP in knowledge transfer activities of the universities

•Use the right channels to lobby about IP in the academic environment




IP Awareness campaign Pilot Project

Actions:

collaboration with CRUE

oCRUE is the Conference of Rectors of Spanish UniversitiesoFirst meeting succesfulloKeen to collaborationoInvitation to inform about the project in their annual meeting

IP DayoSeminar in 8 different Spanish universitiesoIn collaboration with Universities TTOs Network and CRUEoFor students and teachers focused on the benefits of patents




oSpanish PATLIB Centrefrom the Region, also invited

oSame program

oSpeakers fromSPTO, EPO, OHIM, TTO, PATLIB Centre




Actions in progress:

Design and implementation of a websiteoHosted in SPTO WebsiteoDifferent information about IP according to:

oStudentsoTeachersoResearchers oSMEs




Best PracticesoSurvey between universities to collect best practices of IP Teaching at University

Meeting with Secretary Conference of Social Councils of Spanish Universities

oSocial Council: University “Administrative Council”oSupervise and approve budget oSuggest and make proposal to the Rector in order to improve competitiveness of the University (including curricula)oLinks Society and University

Invitation to the new Ministry of Economy and CompetitivenessoResponsible of TTOs and Technological PlatformoNew competences in fostering Patent generation




Meeting with the Education Commission of the Parliament

oIP importance to:oincrease competitiveness of Spanish universitiesoincrease University fundingoIncrease Spanish SMEs competitiveness

oIP importance in education obetter pofessionalsoindirect way to reduce unemployement




Contacts with the Ministry of Education at 3 levels:

University:oTo foster, disseminate and improve IP cultureoInclude IP Teaching in the Curricula:

•Engineering schools•Scientific faculties•Economy faculties•Business schools

Professional Training:oInclude IP Teaching in the Curricula

Secondary School:

To disseminate IP among students




Thank you for your attention!

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