Polimi Case study: Procedures, tools, facts & Figures Unchain Tempus project Milano Training workshop WP3 TTO Organization and TTO manager Profession Polimi Case study: Procedures, tools, facts & Figures Giuseppe Conti Head – Technology Tansfer Office www.polimi.it/tto info.tto@polimi.it

Summary: Polimi Case study Activities & Procedures Tools Facts & Figures

Traditionally the Italian University System BOUNDS and NEEDS Traditionally the Italian University System doesn’t know the IPRs procedures doesn’t have an IPR strategy doesn’t have a patent portofolio can’t exploit directly the patents

FIRST SOLUTIONS To raise awareness on IPR procedures within the university To identify incentives for boosting patent activity (quick evaluation, financial incentives) To identify goals of TT acitivities (patent as a tools, to establish deep link with indutries, to make money) To assign role and liability to the TTOffice To focus on exploitation strategies (licensing, research contract, spin off) To establish the new professionality of IP manager To distinguish universities peculiarities (size, typology, sector of excellence)

TTO mission To promote protection and exploitation of the University research, To play a role in the relationships between University and Industry, To make possible the industrial applications of innovation also through the entrepreneurship promotion and support To improve the excellence of the University, To attract students and outstanding Scientists To attract research funds from Companies

Technology Transfer Business Units Training Intellect. property & Licensing IP within research contracts Technology Transfer Office National & intern. projects Spin-off creation Networking

Contract research negotiation TTO Functional model Basic Research Research contracts Development contracts I P I.P. Protection Scientific Publications IPR Spin-off Incubation Fund raising Contract research negotiation I.P.R Licensing Marketing negotiation contract Marketing negotiation - IP Giuseppe Conti 2006 ©

Main activities INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS and LICENSING Research on novelty Disclosure Form management & Invenction Selection Research on potential licensees Patent negotiation IP Research contract management SPIN-OFF Support for Business Plan preparation Entrepreneurial ideas evaluation Management of Internal Selectionn Committee Support for regulations establishment Support for setting up equity and management with shareholders NETWORKING Netval & Proton Europe

no no yes yes POLITECNICO PATENT MODEL IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA inventors Analysis of the potential market Analysis of the potential market Patent request Patent request Novelty search Novelty search inventors inventors inventors IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA inventors inventors inventors Technical committee (national) Technical committee (national) no no Rectoral committee (international) Rectoral committee (international) Monitoring of research activities Monitoring of research activities Inventors advising Inventors advising yes yes 45d 8m 60% research reserach Patent attorney Patent attorney Patent attorney Sell Sell Business contact Business contact money money License License Commercial exploitation Commercial exploitation Spin-off Spin-off

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Main TTO results & indicators (2009). [11 people - 8 Main TTO results & indicators (2009) [11 people - 8.7 full time equivalents] 352 Consultancy cases 59 Internal patent requests (21 patent application filed) 41 New priority patent applications 31 TT Agreements (12 license agreements) 760 k€ TT Agreement revenues 244 Active inventions (patent families) belonging to the patent portfolio (391 active patent applications) 132 Granted patents 140 TT Agreements (67 license agreements) > 3 M€ TT Agreement revenues 18 spin-off companies (revenue > 10.85 M€) 2009 CUMULATIVE

Patent Applications from Free/Cooperative Research Priority applications per year Patent applications from free research Patent Applications from Free/Cooperative Research Patent applications from cooperative research

Patent portfolio (cumulative) Inventions & Patents Inventions Patent Applications Granted Patents

Cumulative Licence Number Exploited Invenctions License agreements (cumulative) Cumulative Licence Number Exploited Invenctions Cumulative License Number Exploited Inventions (Cumul.)

University patent portfolio - the Italian scenario patent portfolio (I+USPTO+EPO) (number of universities in circle) patent portfolio (I+USPTO+EPO) (first 5 universities) 354 187 669 380 740 433 1095 485 1545 731 1746 807 300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 23 30 28 39 42 46 Polimi: 307 Netval annual report 2008

University license agreements - the Italian scenario licences (number of universities in circle) licences (first 5 universities) 28 18 69 43 100 59 153 89 224 127 301 160 50 150 200 250 300 350 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 14 17 22 Polimi: 44 Netval annual report 2008

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