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Promoting Innovation & Technology Diffusion – The Challenge of IP Administration in the 21 st Century. Dr. Tanapoj Ekkayokkaya Department of Intellectual Property Thailand. Content. Role of DIP to Support Promotion of Innovation and Technology Diffusion Current Difficulties and Challenges
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Promoting Innovation & Technology Diffusion – The Challenge of IP Administration in the 21st Century Dr. Tanapoj Ekkayokkaya Department of Intellectual Property Thailand Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
Content • Role of DIP to Support Promotion of Innovation and Technology Diffusion • Current Difficulties and Challenges • How to Tackle and DIP’s Strategies Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
Role of DIP to Support Promotion of Innovation and Technology Diffusion • Coordinate with science-related agencies/institutions/SMEs • IP education/training : how to conduct proper search in each field, how to make use of patent information • IP clinic : how to get proper protection, how to solve infringement problem, how to get funded (capitalization scheme), how to evaluate IP, how to get tax refund/rebate, etc. • Strengthen TLO : IP portfolio, local community center for IP management Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
Role of DIP to Support Promotion of Innovation and Technology Diffusion (continued) • Provide effective patent database search • Search 6 offices in 1 click (WIPO, EPO, USPTO, JPO, KIPO, and DIP) • Provide match-making for innovators and investors • www.thaiipmartcom (1,085 inventions / 12 success cases) Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
http://www.thaiipmart.com Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
Current Difficulties and Challenges • Lack of understanding of IP system • Inventors and public still lack understanding • IP officers lack skill in conveying knowledge to public • Lack of resources • Personnel • Finance Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
Current Difficulties and Challenges (continued) • Bureaucratic and culture • Complicate decision-making process • No immediate benefits • Access to knowledge limited to big cities • Knowledge sharing culture >> contradicting IP concept • Sell research result to foreign companies Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
How to Tackle and DIP’s Strategies • Create IP culture • Use top companies such as SCG as a role model • Train IP trainers from universities • Embed into top policy and national agenda • Embed IP into constitution and insert it as one of national agenda • Spin off as self-sustained agency • Partly or wholly Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand
How to Tackle and DIP’s Strategies (continued) • Provide digested patent analysis • Cooperate with others organizations domestically and internationally • Seek assistance from experience overseas institutes and exchange views on policy strategies in various forums such as this one. END Dr.T Ekkayokkaya, DIP, Thailand