1. Inter-regional Workshop on Technology Transfer Issues Technology Transfer Issues in Turkey Mehmet Nurşad SÖZER Patent Examiner, Turkish Patent Institute 11-12 April 2012, Tbilisi, Georgia

2.  Government Action Plan Draft  Government Industrial Strategy Paper  IP Coordination Board  The Turkish Design Advisory Council  Supreme Council for Science and Technology National Policy

3.  Patent  over 13,000 applications  26% increase in domestic applications  Industrial Design  over 36,000 applications (third in Europe)  Trademark  around 120,000 applications (first in Europe)  41% increase Industrial Property Statistics

4.  Reform of IPRs Legislation  Patent Promotion Agency  Decrees adopted by Supreme Council for Science and Technology (BTYK)  Action Plans of Coordination Council for the Improvement of the Investment Environment (YOIKK) TT Related Activities in Turkey

5.  Ownership of IP in Universities  Professor's Privilege regime will change  the right of ownership over inventions made in universities will vest in universities  Incentive - Coordination - Monetary support  In order to contribute to the development of IP sysytem in Turkey, TPI will incite, coordinate and give support to the studies in the field of IP Reform of IPRs Legislation

6.  IP Valuation  Promotion  Consultation  Training Patent Promotion Agency

7.  National Innovation System 2023 Targets [2011/101]  Setting up a Coordination Board to Secure Integrity, Coherence and Target Oriented Approach in the R&D, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Mechanisms [2011/102]  Developing Policy Tools to Activate and Increase the Number of R&D Intensive Start Ups [2011/103]  Developing Policy Tools to Trigger Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Universities [2011/104]  Promotion Entrepreneurship Culture [2011/105]  Improving Public Procurement and Public Right of Use in such a way to Foster Innovation, Localization and Technology Transfer [2011/106]  Promotion of Science Centers [2011/107]  Developing Policy Tools to Stimulate Domestic Patent Licensing [2011/108] Decrees adopted by BTYK

8.  Supporting TTOs  Council of Higher Education (YÖK) - Draft Law  Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) - TTO model and supporting mechanism  Supporting incubators  Creating innovative and entrepreneur university index  Redesign of criteria for academic promotion and appointment in order to incite innovation and entrepreneurship Decree No: 2011/104

9.  Road Map  Preparation of technology inventory in Turkey  Classification of technology transfer/value related information in the patent database (information of the registered license agreements, cited/citing document information, etc.)  Cancellation of the registration fee taken by TPI for license agreements  Cancellation or reduction of the tax on licensing revenues  Creation of incentive mechanisms for registering license agreements in TPI (maintenance/annual fee reduction, etc.) Decree No: 2011/108

10.  IPRs and R&D Technical Committee  Redesign of the R&D and Technology Management programs in universities  Opening IPR Departments in Law Faculties Action Plans of YOIKK

11.  International gradute program in IP  TPI - YÖK - WIPO - Bilkent University  IP Academy (Industrial Property Training Center)  TPI - Directorate General of Copyright - WIPO  Disseminating IP Knowledge in Universities Project  TPI - EPO  Action Plans (Creating IP policy in universities)  IP Survey in universities  Tranlation of “Patent Teaching Kit”  IP Awareness Campaign  Patent Vadisi (Patent Valley) IP Awareness Activities

12.  International Conference on Managing Intellectual Property in Universities (2011.04.14-15)  Management of Research Based Intellectual Assets in Business (2011.11.28)  Management of Research Based Intellectual Assets in Universities (2011.12.09)  Technology Transfer Value Chain (2011.12.10)  Creating Awareness of Technology Transfer Offices (2011.12.26- 27)  Technology Transfer Management in Turkey: University-Industry Workshop (2012.02.27)  Process of Transforming Ideas into Product (2012.02.28)  Universities’ Role in the Process of Transforming Ideas into Product Workshop (2012.02.29)  IP Management: Sectoral Workshop (2012.03.30) TT Activities