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Lund University Innovation System
LU Innovation
System
Technology Transfer Office
Jesper Bristulf, PhD Life Science Adviser
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The scientific (experimental) process..
“Islands of knowledge”
Molecule A Molecule B
A+B= POSSIBLE DISEASE THERAPY
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How to pass “the valley of death”.."societal benefits" ”breakthrough
research"
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PatentPatent
Tech Transfer in USUniversity Evaluation of the Invention for patenting
Submitting an Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) to the TTO
Filing a patent application
Licensing the patent
PaperPaper
Publish the results
Biotech & Pharma
Start-Up
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Teachers exemption
Research at Swedish universities is produced under the auspices of the so-called ‘teachers exemption’ (intellectual property rights of academic staff), which means:
The researchers, not universities, own the rights to research results.
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“Tech Transfer” at LU
LUIS
PatentPatent
PaperPaper
Lund Life Science Incubator Innovator Skåne ABVenture Capital TeknopolPatent attorneysEtc.
Biotech & Pharma
Start-Up
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How to pass “the valley of death”..
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with “soft” government moneywith “harder” money
Venture capital
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Teachers exemption
Research at Swedish universities is produced under the auspices of the so-called ‘teachers exemption’ (intellectual property rights of academic staff), which means:
The researchers, not universities, own the rights to research results.
This is a unique right that provides researchers with great opportunities and responsibilities.
Should one publish directly, or first patent to potentially, create public benefits by developing new products and jobs?
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Why you as a scientist should learn how to search the patent literature!Why you as a scientist should learn how to search the patent literature!
• Avoid research on things that are already known
• Get to know your competition, perhaps you should research something else..
• Find practical solutions to problems
• Investigate the patentability of your research (=commercial potential)
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Patent information resourcesPatent information resourcesMy favorites
Lenshttp://www.lens.org/lens/
Freepatentsonlinehttp://www.freepatentsonline.com/
Google patent search (US patents)http://www.google.com/patents
Also recommended
esp@cenet (world wide)http://www.epo.org/searching/free/espacenet.html
USPTO Patents (US patents) http://patft.uspto.gov/