Raising IP Awareness and Capacity of SMEs

1. Raising IP Awareness and Capacity of SMEs Fatih KARAHAN Division Director of Information Department Turkish Patent Institute October 04-05, 2010 Rome

2. Turkish Patent Institute, Vision, Mission IP & Innovation TPI partnerships Relations with government agencies Relations with industry Relations with academia Awareness increasing activities Conclusion Content

3. Turkish Patent Institute Establishment : 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”

4. 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 Mission

5. 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).

6. Innovation – IP Relations Patent =Protection Patent = Information Strategy Innovation Process Developing technical knowledge Use of technical information Which is developed by Other companies Avoiding infringements Monitoring competitors + technology idea inspiration, generation of new ideas,- Technical solutions (how?) - market info (who?), - strategic information (licence <-> develop) consept prototype protection Protection as a source for extra income product protection market Monitoring competitors + technology

7. Relations with government agencies Relations with industry Companies SMEs Relations with academia TPI partnerships

8. 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

9. 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 government agencies

10. 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

11. PATLIB CENTERS

12. 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

13. 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

14. Hezarfen means "people who knows thousands of science"

15. Carrying the innovation to the SMEs LET’S COMBINE OUR POWER Now, it is time to do new things!

16. Partnership with industry (SMEs) BACKGROUND Pilot Project in 2007 Implemented in Ostim Industrial Zone, Ankara Followed by 2008: Sincan Industrial Zone, Ankara 2009: Konya Industrial Zone 2010: Gaziantep Industrial Zone

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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

20. Relations with academia • Patent Support Units (within 2 universities) • serving for academic staff and students • activities in interaction andclose 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

21. Patent Days at Gaziantep University (2009)

22. 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

23. 2009 Turkish Patent Award Ceremony

24. CeBIT İstanbul Fair IENA Invention Fair İzmir International Fair

25. 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 opportunities” (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 withUN 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.

26. IPR Statistics Patent Application Numbers DOMESTİC FOREIGN

27. IPR Statistics Utility Model Application Numbers DOMESTİC FOREIGN

28. IPR Statistics Trademark Application Numbers DOMESTİC FOREIGN

29. IPR Statistics Industrial Design Application Numbers DOMESTİC FOREIGN TOTAL

30. 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

32. 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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