Are you nearing the end of your master’s or doctoral thesis? Are you starting to see the outputs of a project? Do you have questions about guiding the research and development processes of your mentee students? For all these and more, Bilkent TTO is at your side with intellectual and industrial property rights support.
When we start to see the outputs of our academic work, the first activity that comes to mind is usually publishing an article. While you are preparing for your article, Bilkent TTO is ready to measure and report the intellectual and industrial properties of your academic work and to provide support and consultancy on the necessary applications.
Patent Application Procedures
- The process starts when the inventor accesses Technology Transfer Office (TTO) and notifies TTO about the invention.
- If the inventor academic staff wants to make the application procedures on their own behalf, the invention can continue to be a free invention.
- If the inventor academic staff member requests to make the applications related to their free invention on their own behalf, TTO will provide guidance services in a way that does not bring financial obligation to TTO.
- If the commercialization of the invention is requested from TTO; the Inventor fills out the invention disclosure form (IDF) and submits it to TTO.
- TTO examines the IDF and checks whether there is any missing information.
- If there is missing information in the IDF, TTO requests the Inventor to revise the IDF.
- TTO examines and reports the state of the art by conducting a preliminary research on the invention.
- The IDF and the preliminary examination report are evaluated by the Intellectual Property Rights Evaluation Board after the TTO examination.
- If the Intellectual Property Rights Evaluation Board decides to submit the invention for approval for support, it is submitted to the approval of the Intellectual Property Rights Supreme Board.
- If the invention is not found suitable for approval for support by the Intellectual Property Rights Evaluation Board, the inventor is informed and the invention retains its free invention status.
- If the invention is approved by the Intellectual Property Rights Supreme Board, a Confidentiality Agreement and an Intellectual Property Rights and Revenue Sharing Agreement are signed between the Inventor and the University.
- If the support of the invention is not approved by the Supreme Board of Intellectual Property Rights, the inventor is informed and the invention is released.
- After the contracts are signed, application procedures for intellectual property rights are started in the relevant authorities.
- TTO can start commercialization activities and negotiations related to the invention from the day the application is made. Confidentiality Agreements are signed with the 3rd parties contacted upon.
Licencing Procedures
- Both at the application stage and after the registration is completed, procedures related to the commercialization of the invention shall be carried out by TTO.
- Relevant commercialization activities (meetings, expositions, seminars, etc.) involving internal and external stakeholders shall be organized and participation in such organizations shall be encouraged.
- In the commercialization process, a non-disclosure agreement shall be signed with third parties, if needed.
- Expenses arising from commercialization shall be met by relevant parties as stipulated in the Revenue Sharing Contract and records shall be kept by TTO.
- TTO shall undertake all commercialization-related organization and coordination activities involving all relevant parties.
- TTO shall coordinate and be responsible for licensing agreement negotiations.TTO shall manage the process involving the preparation, negotiation, and signing of licensing agreements.
- Establishment of a company in partnership with the University with regard to IPRs owned by TTO shall be decided by FHÜK.
- If the Invention cannot be commercialized within a certain period of time to be specified by TTO, activities relevant to the Invention shall be terminated, relevant rights shall be transferred to the Inventor, and the Invention shall acquire a free invention status. In this case, TTO shall be relieved of all responsibilities related to the Invention, with the exception of its responsibility for non-disclosure.
- If the Invention is commercialized, a Licensing Agreement shall be signed with the licensee.
- Following the licensing, TTO shall track and collect the revenue according to the principles laid down in the Licensing Agreement. Upon collection of the revenue, TTO shall distribute them in line with the provisions of the IPR Revenue Sharing Contract signed with the Inventor.
Documents and Guides
- Bilkent University Intellectual Property Policy
- Intellectual Property Information Guide
Our patent portfolio