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Knowledge Transfer
Deputy Vice-presidency for Knowledge Transfer
Dr. Javier Etxabe Oria
Head of IPR and Spin-off Unit
CENIM Seminar
Madrid, July 1st 2014
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Contract Unit
Dña. Paloma del Castillo
Commercialization Unit
Dr. Javier Maira
VICE-PRESIDENCY FOR TRANSFER AND INTERNATIONALIZATION
DEPUTY VICE-PRESIDENCY FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER (VATC)
Dr. Ángel Caballero
IPR and Spin-off Unit
Dr. Javier Etxabe
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- What must be protected in a PRO?
- Basic ideas about the patents
- How we can increase the value of a
patent and reduce the risk of its
rejection?
ICN2 Seminar
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What must be protected in a PRI?
Those research results that don´t have previous protection lose
the opportunity to be used and exploited commercially:
- Pharmaceutical sector
- Global market in new advanced sector
- Technologies for the creation of a new technology-based
company (spin-off)
Also those results for which there is a contractual obligation by
previous research agreements between CSIC and companies.
Then the patent system is a right way to protect the research
results in a public research organization
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The first general idea is that a patent is a document
which contains information about an invention.
A patent is also considered a legal right, it works like
a monopoly .
In the end, more importantly, the patent is a
crowbar for creating relations with third parties,
specifically collaborative projects between
research groups and companies stablished as
research agreements associated to its license.
What is a patent?
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- What is the reach of patent protection?
National geographic limits according to the filing of
different applications (USA, Japan, Europe, etc.)
and
also temporary limits (20 years for a patent
starting from its priority date).
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Spanish Priority
Patent
Application
~1500 €
PCT
Application
~ 3500 €
National and/or
European Phase
(~ 20 k€)
0 12 30
months
Mantaining fees
K€
20
year
s
Priority Year
Concesiones
Continous and active evaluation and commercialization process of every patent is executed by de CU until its licensing to a company, the creation of a spin-off or
the abandoning decission of international extension is taken.
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- Does a patent hinder the research? No, the information
and data included in a patent are free for use in scientific
research. The patents are public documents, without
restrictions.
- Can the research result be published if we want to
protect it? Yes, but the patent application filing must be
carried out in a patent office previously to its publication or
public access.
- How a patent is granted? After a formal evaluation process
and an assessment of parameters of patentability. The
evaluation process can take years, is very expensive and the
outcome is uncertain.
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- Then, one of the main goals of our IPR Unit is to
increase the value of a patent application and reduce
the risk of its rejection:
- conducting an analysis of the patentability of the
invention prior to application in each disclosure invention
received,
- dismissing those inventions which do not meet the
parameters of patentability, and
- writing the strongest and most complete patent memory
possible.
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Structure and activities of the CSIC
Protection of Research Results Unit
• Legal and paralegal Group (3 people):
- Filing of Invention Disclosures,
- Communication of decisions to patent attorneys,
- Management of Co-ownership and Assignment agreements,
- Management of CSIC´s patent portfolio together with the
Commercialization and Spin-off Units.
• Technical Group (4 people):
- Evaluation of the invention disclosures - patentability and commercial
opportunity value - and evaluation of the future patent application
prosecution,
- Drafting of the priority patent memories.
• Patent attorneys, private specialized experts, an contracted service
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A2003 A2004 A2005 A2006 A2007 A2008 A2009 A2010 A2011 A2012 A2013
Invention Disclosures Priority Patent Applications PCT Appplications Licensed Patents
CSIC´s Licensed Patents, PCT applications, Priority patent applications and Invention disclosures
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AGROALIMENTACIÓN 3%
BIOTECNOLOGÍA 31%
BIONANOTECNOLOGÍA 2%
NANOTECNOLOGÍA 13%
MATERIALES 11%
QUÍM. NO FARMACÉUTICA
10%
FISICA 1%
INGENIERIA Y ROBÓTICA
10%
TIC 1%
QUIM. FARMACÉUTICA 18%
Technical field of development of the CSIC priority
patent applications in 2013
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MEDIO AMBIENTE 3%
AGRO 8%
ALIMENTACIÓN HUMANA
5%
BIOTECNOLOGÍA 4%
SALUD HUMANA 42%
ENERGÍA 8%
MATERIALES 11%
QUÍMICA 13%
TIC 2%
OTROS 4%
Industrial sector of the CSIC priority patent
applications in 2013
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Dr. Javier Etxabe
Resp. Unidad de Protección de
Resultados y Promoción de EBTs
VATC-CSIC
Tfno: 915681535
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Fundamentos de creación de Empresas de Base Tecnológicas (EBTs) en el CSIC
- Investigador emprendedor
- Servicios de la UPR-EBTs
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- Los trabajadores del CSIC pueden tener participaciones de una empresa
- Deben comunicar dicha situación de forma inmediata al CSIC
a través de la VATC mediante declaración escrita.
- No pueden tener más del 10% de las acciones o capital social de la empresa, ni directa ni indirectamente.
- Los investigadores del CSIC tienen dedicación en exclusiva, es decir, intelectualmente sus resultados, tiempos y
especialmente sus ideas pertenecen al CSIC.
- Los investigadores no pueden ocupar cargos de la empresa ni cobrar un salario de la misma.
Investigador Emprendedor
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- Deben evitarse conflicto de intereses, por una parte, entre las obligaciones del investigador del CSIC y los
derechos del CSIC y, por otra parte, los intereses de la EBT.
- Las relaciones de los investigadores del CSIC con las empresas en las que forman parte deben regularse
contractualmente a través de la VATC.
- No se permiten empresas “instrumentales” para generar financiaciones para el propio grupo.
- No se aceptan empresas de “prestación servicios” ya
que descapitalizan las propias competencias del CSIC.
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- Las EBTs deben ser nuevas empresas para el desarrollo y comercialización de productos, entendiendo como tales
resultados de investigación concretos generados en el CSIC , protegibles o no, es decir, patentes, “secreto industrial”, software,
etc.
- La relación del CSIC y la EBT se lleva a cabo mediante contratos, especialmente mediante un contrato de licencia al
menos.
- Se pueden acompañar las licencias con contratos de investigación.
- Además, se pueden cerrar contratos de colaboración para
compartir infraestructuras y recursos del CSIC con presupuesto y con el acuerdo previo de la dirección del instituto.
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- El término “spin-off del CSIC” no es término legal o institucional.
- Sólo se permite el uso de dicho término cuando existe
entre el CSIC y la EBT una licencia de un resultado del CSIC.
- Toma de participaciones del CSIC en la empresa es un proceso complejo. Rompe la barrera del 10% y el hecho
de no poder ser un asalariado de la empresa.
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Fundamentos de creación de Empresas de Base Tecnológicas (EBTs) en el CSIC
- Investigador emprendedor
- Servicios de la UPR-EBTs
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- Trasladar transparencia y trazabilidad de todas las acciones de los propios investigadores emprendedores a la Institución.
- Asesoramiento legal sobre su participación y sobre como evitar
conflictos de intereses.
- Traslado de las ideas de los emprendedores a terceras partes que puedan ayudar:
- Inversores, - asesores públicos y privados de planes de empresa
- Gestión de la propiedad industrial o intelectual de los
inventores que pueda ser de interés de la EBT: evaluación de las patentes, responsables de las decisiones que se trasladan al comité de patentes.
- Preparación, negociación y firma de los contratos que se precisen.
Responsabilidad y Servicios de la UPR_EBTs
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EBT Viva EBT Fusionada EBT Quebrada EBT SAM
EBTs según año de constitución y Situación actual (Feb2014)
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RNs y Medio
Ambiente
2% Agro-Veterinario
11%
Alimentación
7%
Biotecnología
16%
Química
2%
Salud Humana
(Biotech y Farma)
24%
Nanotecnología
9%
Energia
3%
Materiales
3%
Robotica, sensores,
ingeniería, equipos,..
15%
TIC y computación
8%
EBTs Según sector industrial (Feb2014)
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MUCHAS GRACIAS !
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Dr. Javier Etxabe
Resp. Unidad de Protección de
Resultados y Promoción de EBTs
VATC-CSIC
Tfno: 915681535
CENIM, 1st July 2014
Patenting as an instrument at CSIC
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Research at Valley death Commercial lab solution
Protection of knowledge: Instruments
-Contracts
-Registry of intellectual property
-Patents, utility models, brands
-Secret
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The instruments can combine and the approach could be different in different countries Ex: program
Patents = instrument
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Patenting as a protection strategy
-International instrument for knowledge transfer
-Protection against infractorts
-Helpful with bussiness negociations
-Licensing of R&D contracts
-Transfer indicator for researchers and centres at CSIC
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Objectives of this talk -Knowing the importance of patenting as an information source
-Learn how to search for patents in public databases, basic concepts
-Explain the current mechanisms at CSIC
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Patenting as an information source
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Common questions for the IP - Should I protect some interesting results? - Do I know the state of the art of a field? - With my background, what else I can do?
How to asess? – Study non patent and patent literature
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Patent as an information source - Advantages - Worldwide free colletion: over 80 millions documents, free - New information, not published before - Different languages - Complete information - Only way to find some information: 44% - Documents classified according to technical object - Uniform structure
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Fuente: OEPM (2013) Fuente: OEPM (2013)
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Patents = information
What for?
Technology transfer Assessment of technology Negotiate licensing Find partners
Prospective Watch competence Market analysis, trends
Legal outcomes Protection abroad Deal with infractions Opposition Improve own patents
Technology study Do not duplicate research Detect new aplications New uses of existing product
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What can no be protected as a patent?
Scientific idea, image representations, bussiness models, aesthetic creations, computer programs
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What can be protected a patent? Inventions in any technical field provided that -they are not against public order, quirurgic treatments, animal races, -patentability requirements
Examples: New product: material, alloy, machine; New activity: method of fabrication, method of doing, aplication of an existing product to a new field
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What can I think is patentable? An entity, a product Example: Copper alloy having improved stress relaxation resistance
Claim 1. A copper alloy having improved stress relaxation resistance, said copper alloy consisting essentially of: from 1.8 to 3.0 weight percent iron; from 0.01 to 1.0 weight percent zinc; from 0.001 to 0.25 weight percent phosphorous; from greater than 0.11 to 0.35 weight percent of free magnesium; less than 0.2 weight percent titanium less than 0.1 weight percent tin; and the balance copper and unavoidable impurities whereby said copper alloy is substantially free of magnesium phosphide inclusions and has an electrical conductivity of greater than or equal to 60% IACS
What can I think is patentable? - Activity: method of operation. Example: Eliminación de colorantes orgánicos y contaminantes orgánicos mediante gel de peróxido de titanio
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1 Procedimiento de una etapa para la eliminación de colorante orgánico y/o contaminantes orgánicos de disolución usando gel de peróxido de titanio, comprendiendo dicho procedimiento: a) añadir gel de peróxido de titanio a la disolución en una relación que oscila entre 1: 5 y 1:20 volumen/volumen de gel/disolución de colorante; b) agitar la mezcla como se obtiene en la etapa (a) vigorosamente a una temperatura que oscila entr. 2. 35°C; etc
Patentability requirements
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There are three basic requirements for patentabilityof an invention: (i) the invention must be "susceptible of industrial application"; (ii) the invention must be "new"; (iii) the invention must involve an "inventive step".
Granted patent: long way Requirements include clarity, concisness, sufficient of disclosure, legal issues, format, procedure, and so on
Novelty An invention is "considered to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art". The "state of the art" is defined as "everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use, or in any other way, before the date of filing of the patent application".
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New: My invention ≠ state of the art
Novelty destroyed - Patents - Papers - Conference proceedings - PhD (and MsC) thesis - Outreach - Product pages, standards, technical reports
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Novelty – Metallic example
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Dispositivo para regar plantas que tienen una porción para contener agua que contiene, un mango, una abertura, con una tapa y una boquilla de riego
Novelty – Watering can
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Does not have lid Does not have lid Does not have lid neither spout
Does not have handle
Industrial Application An invention shall be considered as susceptible of industrial application if it can be made or used in any kind of industry, including agriculture.
It has to be considered in a broad view: Do it have a practical use? Example of exception: Discovers are not patentable
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Inventive Step An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step if, having regard to the state of the art, it is not obvious to a person skilled in the art. Person skilled in the art: knows everything (it is possible to combine different documents), he is not inventive and he has to have a reason to find an alternative/the solution to a problem
TIP: negative results make the invention strong, keep them and include it in the proposal
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Inventive Step : Biomaterial Invention: a biomaterial has a nanoestructured layer on top with a thickness of 3-18 nm State of the art: biomaterial with a nanoestructured layer on top with bigger thickness Does it involve an inventive step? It depends.. Does it have a different effect because the layer has a different size? Was difficult to achieve these dimensions? If yes: inventive step
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How to assess patentability? - Determine the technical features of the invention - Search for the closest prior art in patent and non-patent literature - Critic Comparison
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NEW and INTERESTING
Patent literature
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Source : OEPM (2013)
Where to find? Free sources
Non Free sources
Patent literature
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Source : OEPM (2013)
Where to find? Free sources
Non Free sources
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Invenes – Spanish language documents invenes.oepm.es Coverage: INTERPAT: Spanish patents and utility models in Spanish +PCT:
1175000 documents LATIPAT: Iberoamerican documents: 620000 documents
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Invenes – Spanish language documents
Search options
title, keyword, inventor,
classification, full text
INVENES useful for - Spanish language - Search for similar inventions - Detect keywords and classification - Know the documentations asociated with a patent family: IET - Some fields developed in Spain - Updated before Espacenet
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Espacenet – International documents More than 81 countries (including China and Japan) + European patents + PCT applications, translators, search in full text for some countries
http://es.espacenet.com
Search options
title, keyword, inventor, applicant,
classification, full text
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Espacenet Powerful tool: Patent family, citations, legal status
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Other patent databases • PATENTSCOPE. WIPO
– EPO y EPs (30 millons documents) – Search for keyword in 8 different languages Permite hacer estadticas – Allow to copy strategic searches
• http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf
• USPTO – Search in full text american documents
• http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm
• CHINA http://english.sipo.gov.cn/ • JAPÓN http://www.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl • COREA http://www.kipris.or.kr/enghome/main.jsp
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Classification search Information classified according to the technical object
- Useful to avoid synonims: pen = writing instrument
- Spelling: color = colour
- Invalid titles
- Abstracts that are not clear
Different systems
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Classification search CPC System
http://www.cooperativepatentclassification.org/index.html
Example: C25D1/16 Electroforming by electrophoresis of inorganic materials (merals)
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Some strategies
- Define the object of invention:
- Combine keywords + classification
- Search patents from other research groups
- Study citations, family patents and international search reports
Please note: patent information is not
public until 18 month after the date of filling
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Some pieces of advice
- Combine different type of information
- Do not think that your invention is new
- If you do not find anything, it does not mean that is does not exist
Search for patent information as you search in papers before it is too late: infraction of other patents, negative patentability reports, poor
licensing, waste of money and time
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Mistakes to avoid
- My work is world novel, never seen before - I will avoid the checking of patentability - I do not have time to study patent literature - I want a patent, I am not interested in other protection figures - I disclosed the invention, but only in a conference
Patentability assessment at CSIC
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I think that I have anything that maybe can be worth protect… Questions: Have been published? Have you defined the invention? Do you have a brief description of the state of the art, the new technical features, modes of realizations or other information? Have some documents related?
First step Contact the UPR-VATC CSIC
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Invention Disclosure Form (FDI) + other information https://intranet.csic.es/transferencia
- Determine what the invention is, who are other partners institutions, who are the inventors - Search of the closest prior art: -conCIENCIA and Digital CSIC -Patent database: Espacenet, Invenes, Patbase, Derwent Innovation -Non patent literature databases: papers, abstracts
- Talking to the inventors and indicate the results
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Patentability Report • It can be done by VATC-CSIC, OEPM , examiners or patent attorneys • Result: closest prior art, protection recommended, and other issues
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Non free patent databases avaliable
• DERWENT. Web of Science. Thomsom Reuters -Technical object search and author in both patent and non-patent literature
• PATBASE. MINESOFT -100 countries -23 countries in full text (US EP WO AU CA GB FR DE BE CH ES BR SE DK FI NO IN y CN JP TW KR TH RU) -2 translation motors -Legal status -Graphical analysis
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If the protection figure is a patent…
• Define a path for the patent • Drafting of a manuscript • It can be done by VATC-CSIC, other TTO offices or patent
attorneys
If the protection figure is a patenis not a patent… • Define a path for the patent • Preparation of documentation
+ Indication of comercialization paths
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In the following weeks……
• Try to find some new results that can be protected • Explore Invenes and Espacenet • Contact us and we will study the invention together
Sheila González Castilla IP Rigths and Spin Offs
Deputy Vice-Presidency for Knowledge Transfer Phone: +34 915681519
E-mail: [email protected]