Intellectual Property Policy and UniversityIndustry Technology Transfer

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Intellectual Property Policy and
University-Industry Technology Transfer
The Regional Workshop on University Industry
Technology Transfer Jakarta, Indonesia

• February 15, 2006
• Prof. Hiroshi KATO
• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Kato-hiroshi_at_grips.ac.jp

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Contents

• 1.Management of IP by Universities
• (1)IP Strategic Program 2005
• (2)Management of IP by Universities
• (3)Trend of IP Action by Universities
• 2.Japanese Case Studies
• (1)Reorganization of Industry-Government-
• Academia Collaboration System
• (2)Promotion of Systematic Joint Research

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Rapid Progress in IP Strategy
2002
2003
2005
Policy Statement by PM KOIZUMI (Feb. 2002)
IP Strategy Headquarters (Mar. 2003)
IP Strategic Programs 2003, 2004, 2005
Major Achievements
? IP High Court ? University IP Headquarters ?
Measures against Counterfeits Pirated Copies ?
Increase of Patent Examiners ? Media Contents
Business ? 21 IP-related Laws enacted
Basic Law on IP (Nov. 2002)
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Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2005
1 Strengthening of measures against
counterfeits and pirated goods
2 Development of a world-leading IP system
3 Supporting SMEs and ventures
4 Strategic activities in global standardization
5 Becoming a nation with a creative culture
6 Promotion of human resources development
7 Acceleration of industry-academia-government
collaboration
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7. Acceleration of industry-academia-government
collaboration
Current Progress
Number of patent applications by universities
increased 6 times (1999 ? 2003) Royalty income
of universities increased 7 times (1999 ?
2003) University ventures 1112 companies
(cumulative total as of 2004)
Facilitate the use of patented technologies for
research activities
Establish rules for industry-academia-government
collaboration
Encourage flexible contractual terms conditions
of industry-academia-government collaboration
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Management of IP by Universities
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Management of IP by Universities
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Functions of UniversityIntellectual Property
Headquarters

• Policy planning for intellectual property
  strategies at the university
• Rule-making for creation, management and
  utilization of intellectual property(intellectual
  property policy, conflict-of-interest policy,
  employee invention rules, etc.)
• Contacts for entering agreements with businesses
  on the utilization of patents
• Discussions on whether or not patent applications
  should be filed.
• Advise and educate on handling of intellectual
  property within the university
• Response to disputes and other problems

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The Role of Patent Licensing Advisors
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The Role of Patent Licensing Databases
Wanting to disclose licensable patents
Looking for licensable patents
Patent Licensing DB
- License information - Needs information
Companies using patents
Companies, universities and research institutions
offering patents
Databases of licensable patents are created and
available on the Internet.
Free registration and free search

• Provides a forum for advertising licensable
  patents
• Provides a forum for freely searching licensable
  patents
• About 59,000 patents are currently registered (as
  of May 2005)
• http//www.ryutu.ncipi.go.jp/db/index.html

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Trends in Patent Applications Filed and the
Amount of Royalties by Universities
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Trends in Joint Research with Private Sector
Joint Research (Number of Cases)
Joint Research (Budget)
Million yen
cases
25,000
160
21,651
7,394
8,000
160
140
7,000
140
17,526
5,952
20,000
120
15,425
6,000
120
5,158
100
5,000
100
15,000
80
4,000
80
10,000
60
3,000
60
40
2,000
40
5,000
20
1,000
20
0
0
0
0
2002
2003
2004
2002
2003
2004
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Trends in Universities Start-ups
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Trends in Patent Applications filed under the
Japanese Bayh-Dole System
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Japanese Case Study for Industry-Government-Acade
mia Collaboration

• ? Reorganization of Industry-Government-Academia
  Collaboration System Centered in the Intellectual
  Property Headquarters
• Development headed by the chief of Intellectual
  Property Headquarters (Vice President) to
  establish an integrated system of related
  organizations covering regional joint research
  centers (liaison section), incubation facilities,
  venture business laboratories and administrative
  sections (legal department).
• CASE ?University of Tokyo
• CASE ?Tokyo Institute of Technology
• CASE ?Yokohama National University

• Promotion of Systematic Joint Research
• CASE ?University of Tokyo
  Proprius21
• CASE ?University of Kyoto
  Industry-Academia Alliance
• CASE ?University of Kyusyu Partner-Specific
  (Comprehensive) Collaboration

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Super Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration
Headquarters
Background

• Several problems exist in universities
  preparedness for industry-government-academia
  collaboration such as
• Compared to foreign counterparts, Japanese
  universities have less knowledge of corporate
  needs and are less skilled in making business
  proposals.
• Sufficient internal cooperation systems covering
  administrative sections and researchers in
  different faculties do not exist.

• Most joint research projects have a relatively
  small budget, and there are not many big projects
  which aim to make innovations.
• Japanese companies often collaborate with foreign
  institutions rather than Japanese universities.

6 universities, i.e., University of Tokyo Tokyo
Institute of Technology Tokyo University of
Agriculture and Technology Kyoto University
Osaka University and Nara Institute Of Science
And Technology
Based on universities intellectual property, -
establish industry-government-academia
collaboration system which is comparable to those
in foreign universities - promote systematic
joint research projects which mobilize the whole
of human and physical resources within each
university - actively obtain private research
funds - further contribute to Japanese economy
and society
Universities
Points
Super Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration
Headquarters
Industry
T L O
(Intellectual Property Headquarters)
VBL
Regional Joint Research Center
Faculties and Graduate Schools
Incubation Facility
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Types of Systematic Joint Research
?Form of Collaboration
Universities
Private Companies
Conventional type
University
Company
Company A
University - Corporate Alliance Consortium type
University A
Company C
Company B
University A
Private Company University Alliance Consortium
type
Company
University C
University B
University A
Company A
University Appliance Corporate
Appliance Consortium type
Company C
Company B
University C
University B
Client A
University Private Company Network type
Company
University
Client B
Client C
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