1. Patents and Transfer of Technology
Danish initiatives
- in the context of Global Challenge
Genève 6th of November 2007, by Senior Advisor Betina Sand

2. Agenda The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and transfer of technology in the context of Global Challenge
Danish initiatives on patents and transfer of technology
Future work… IP Awareness

3. The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Issues Patents
Registers
Trademarks
Utility Models
Designs
Legal/political advice
Business Services
International negotiations
Established in 1894
ISO9001 certified
270 employees

4. Mission
The Danish Patent and Trademark Office is the centre for strategic information and protection of technology and business identifiers

5. Global Challenge
Danish Goals:
Strong Competitiveness
Strong Cohesion

6. Danish Council of Globalisation
Members:
Labor /Business Unions
Danish Corporations
Educational/Research institutions
Director General of Central bank
Prime Minister
Other Ministers
Task:
Give advice to the Government as to a strategy on
DK in the Global Economy
Council was seated
in April 2005
The Globalisation Strategy
was launched in April 2006
Outcome:
350 specific initiatives

7. Global Challenge Danish Goals: Strong Competitiveness Strong Cohesion
World-class Education
Leading Society of Entrepreneurship
Danish Goals:
Strong Competitiveness
Strong Cohesion
Leading Society of Knowledge
Leading Society of Innovation

8. Goals on Research, Development and Innovation of Danish Enterprises
Global Challenge
World-class Education
Danish Goals:
Strong Competitiveness
Strong Cohesion
Leading Society of Entrepreneurship
Leading Society of Knowledge
Goals on Research, Development and Innovation of Danish Enterprises
Leading Society of Innovation

9. Research, Development and Innovation
Danish Goals:
Danish enterprises among the most innovative in the World
DK among countries with the highest rate of research and development
DK among countries which are best at transforming research and knowledge created by educational/ research institutions into new technologies, processes, goods and services (i.e. transfer of technology)

10. Research, Development and Innovation
Share of innovative enterprises – DK in the middle of EU-15
Danish Goals:
Enterprises among the most innovative in the World
DK among countries with the highest rate of research and development
DK among countries which are best at transforming research and knowledge created by educational/ research institutions into new technologies, processes, goods and services
DK No. 8 of OECD - 1,7 % of GDP in R&D (2005)
Patent applications (national) per capita - DK No. 4 of EU-15 (2005)
7 % of SME’s in R&D co-operation with universities – 29 % of the large enterprises

11. Initiatives on Patens and Transfers of Technology
Patents
&
Transfer
of Technology
Goals on Research, Development and Innovation of Danish Enterprises
Co-operation: Enterprises and universities
IP Market Place
Introductory course on IPR to entrepreneurs

12. Prioritization of projects by gathering of funds into one common fund
Co-operation: Enterprises and Universities - transfer of knowledge from universities to enterprises
Prioritization of projects by gathering of funds into one common fund
Nomination of Matchmakers
Discount to SME’s bying technical services for the first time
Doubling of the contribution of SME’s
Aim:
Speed up the transfer of research results from universities to enterprises
Increase of quality and relevance of public R&D

13. Internet based market place Launched in September 2007
IP Market Place: transfer of knowledge from enterprise to enterprise
Internet based market place
Launched in September 2007
Danish Tech Trans Office (The national network for technology transfer) supports the initiative
Future expansion: Include other IPR than patents
Aim:
To make it easier for sellers and buyers of patent-protected knowlegde to find each other
Systematic supply of information on new patents

17. Introductory course on IPR to entrepreneurs
By Regional Entrepreneur Houses
Introductory course includes:
Immediate estimation of how new an idea is and the chances of IPR
Guidance on how to apply for IPR
Includes introduction to IP Market Place
Aim:
To give accessible and qualified consultancy to entrepreneurs
To ease the proces of tranforming ideas into assets

18. Initiatives in progress…
Patents
&
Transfer
of Technology
Goals on Research, Development and Innovation of Danish Enterprises
Co-operation: Enterprises and universities
IP Market Place
Introductory course on IPR to entrepreneurs

19. Goals on Research, Development and Innovation of Danish Enterprises
Initiatives to come…?
Patents
&
Transfer
of Technology
Goals on Research, Development and Innovation of Danish Enterprises
…..
…..
…..

20. IP Awareness of Danish enterprises
Aims:
Convert non-active to active IP-users
To get more enterprises to integrate IP in their strategic planning
Means:
Analysis
IP and economic performance
Structure of incentives
Documentation
IP-politic of enterprises
IP Audit
Danish IP strategy?

21. IP Awareness – Knowledge
Approx. 30 % of innovative enterprises are IPR-active
IPR-active enterprises represent 35 % of the Danish value added while only representing 3 % of the total of enterprises
IPR-active enterprises tend to be more profitable
60 % of IPR-active enterprises are exporters

22. IP Awareness – IP Audit Interviews resulting in an IP Audit report
In 120 SME’s
By DKPTO specialists and private IP advisers
Report incl. plan of action
IP Audit is free
Supported by EU, 2006/07
Future IP Audit
Aim:
To strengthen the creation, protection and use of IPR in SME’s

23. Thank you for your attention!
Betina Sand