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EU recommends principles for knowledge transfer

The European Commission has adopted a recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities of universities and other public research organisations, providing public research organisations (PROs) with operational principles to more effectively manage and exploit intellectual property. This brings new opportunity for businesses to access and exploit research results coming out from PROs.

Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik states that Europe “needs to become better in turning research results into  commercially or socially successful innovations. Proper management by public research organisations of their intellectual property is crucial for transferring knowledge to business, for licensing new technologies or creating spin-off companies.  Doing this at a European scale brings new opportunities. We cannot afford to let valuable inventions lie idle in laboratories or on bookshelves"

High scientific output, low IPR activity
Europe is claimed to be better at producing high-level knowledge than at converting it into socio-economic benefits. While the output in terms of scientific publication is comparable to that of the US, European universities and PROs produce considerably less inventions, file less patents, negotiate fewer licensing deals and generate a lower number of spin-offs than their US counterparts.

Surveys have shown that European organisations lag behind their North America counterparts regarding invention disclosures (by 25%), patent applications (by 53%) and patent grants (by 36%).

Member States have taken a number of initiatives in recent years to facilitate knowledge transfer between PROs and the private sector, such as legislative changes and the development of guidelines or model contracts, but these measures were often designed from a purely national perspective. This approach did not address the discrepancies between national systems, and hampered trans-national knowledge transfer.

A set of policy principles for the EU
The Commission Recommendation offers a set of key policy principles which States are asked to follow when introducing or adapting national guidelines or other measures regarding knowledge transfer.  It will also facilitate knowledge transfer both within and between Member States and support the development of a truly European Research Area.

Link to the full text of the Recommendation:
http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/ip_recommendation_en.pdf