Research results can be protected in a variety of ways depending on their nature:
A patent is a contract with the government of a country or an international organisation, which grants the right to manufacture or market an invention in a territory exclusively, thereby preventing anybody else from producing or marketing it during a maximum period of twenty years. For an invention to be patentable, it must fulfil the following requirements:
The invention is not publicly known before filing of the patent application.
The invention is not obvious to a person skilled in the art.
The invention can be made or used in any kind of industry.
Disclosing any publication, document, conference paper or scientific dissemination before filing the patent application could invalidate the patent. Publishing and applying for patent protection are not mutually exclusive. They can be done simultaneously under the proper circumstances: first patent protection and then publication. Proper protection of research results is essential for effective transfer of results. However, the process does not end when a patent is processed. There has to be a transfer of Know-How and applicability, in which the researcher’s role is essential.
The following Statement of Invention/Copyright forms have been created to notify the Innovation Unit of an invention depending on its nature. The possibility of filing a patent application can also be evaluated.
Research results can be protected in a variety of ways depending on their nature:
A patent is a contract with the government of a country or an international organisation, which grants the right to manufacture or market an invention in a territory exclusively, thereby preventing anybody else from producing or marketing it during a maximum period of twenty years. For an invention to be patentable, it must fulfil the following requirements:
The invention is not publicly known before filing of the patent application.
The invention is not obvious to a person skilled in the art.
The invention can be made or used in any kind of industry.
Disclosing any publication, document, conference paper or scientific dissemination before filing the patent application could invalidate the patent. Publishing and applying for patent protection are not mutually exclusive. They can be done simultaneously under the proper circumstances: first patent protection and then publication. Proper protection of research results is essential for effective transfer of results. However, the process does not end when a patent is processed. There has to be a transfer of Know-How and applicability, in which the researcher’s role is essential.
The following Statement of Invention/Copyright forms have been created to notify the Innovation Unit of an invention depending on its nature. The possibility of filing a patent application can also be evaluated.
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