Main responsibilities and functions of the Head of the Intellectual Property Protection and Technology Transfer Office:
1. Organizational and strategic management:
Development and implementation of the work plan of the Department in accordance with the strategic goals of the University;
Coordinating the activities of the IPTTO staff and supervising the department's functions, in particular monitoring the selection of promising scientific and technical developments and technologies that are promising for implementation and licensing;
Determining priorities and mechanisms for working with intellectual property objects (hereinafter referred to as IPO) for the purpose of commercialization and technology transfer;
Analyzing the effectiveness of the department's functions and preparing reports.
2. Representation and communication:
Representing the interests of the University in state institutions, international organizations, at conferences, symposiums, exhibitions, etc., delegating this function in agreement with the University management;
Maintaining official correspondence and interacting with government agencies, companies, investors, and relevant associations;
Cooperating with the heads of other structural units of the University to coordinate innovation and activities.
3. Initiative and expertise:
Submitting proposals to management on the development of innovative activities and improving the commercialization of IPO;
Initiating measures to improve the regulatory framework, internal regulations, and incentive mechanisms for IPO authors;
Facilitating the integration of the work of the IPTTO with the activities of the TechStartupSchool Business Incubation Center and the Scientific Park of Lviv Polytechnic National University LLC, and overall coordination of cluster interaction between relevant departments/academic community and these elements of the university's innovation ecosystem.
4. Ensuring legal and informational transparency:
Monitoring compliance with legislation in the field of occupational safety, IPO, innovation, and commercialization of the results of the university's scientific and educational activities;
Supporting an open information policy regarding the results of the department's work in digital sources (websites, databases, publications);
Promoting internal training and professional development of employees in the field of IPO protection and technology transfer;
Providing consulting assistance in the field of activity of the IPTTO.
Main responsibilities
Providing consulting and methodological assistance
- in conducting patent research related to the development of new technologies, acquisition, licensing, and protection of intellectual property rights to them.
- in drawing up agreements on the transfer of rights to obtain protective documents in the name of the university by employees;
- in drawing up agreements between the university and legal entities and individuals on the ownership of protective documents;
- in drawing up license agreements;
- in drawing up application materials to ensure legal protection of inventions;
- when preparing application materials to ensure legal protection of utility models;
- when preparing application materials for copyright registration of works of science, literature, and art created in the course of employment;
- when preparing application materials for copyright registration of a work for hire for a computer program;
- preparing materials for state registration of copyrights agreement on the transfer (alienation) of property rights to a work;
- when concluding an agreement on the transfer of exclusive rights to use a work;
- when concluding an agreement on the transfer of non-exclusive rights to use a work;
- compilation of advertising brochures.
Consulting on the following issues:
- patent and information research to determine and ensure the high technical level of the objects being developed;
- searches: thematic, name, brand, patent analogues;
- expertise of technical objects for patent purity;
- preparation of patent and license passports;
- conclusion of license, option agreements, agreements on the transfer of know-how
- conclusion of agreements on confidentiality and preservation of commercial secrets
Implementation:
- recording of inventions created at the university;
- recording of utility models created at the university;
- recording of registered copyright certificates;
- recording trademarks for goods and services registered by the university and their use;
- recording agreements on the transfer of patent rights, agreements with legal entities regarding intellectual property;
- document management on intellectual property protection issues.
Selection and classification of objects based on technical solutions for the protection of industrial property (inventions, utility models for methods, devices, substances, industrial designs).
Conducting an assessment of the protectability of industrial property objects
Selecting inventions and preparing materials for participation in the All-Ukrainian competition “Best Inventor”;
Presenting information on the results of the university's intellectual and innovative activities;
Selecting promising scientific and technical developments and technologies that are promising for implementation;
Providing patent services, maintaining records, and corresponding with the Ukrainian Patent Office;
Providing consultations on the payment of fees for industrial property, namely:
- for filing an application for an invention/utility model;
- for filing an application for copyright registration of a work created in the course of employment;
- for conducting a qualification examination;
- for expediting a qualification examination;
- for paying state fees for issuing a patent;
- for publishing a patent for an invention;
- for publishing a patent for a utility model;
- for providing services;
- for maintaining the validity of patents for inventions/utility models.
Main responsibilities
- Providing consulting and methodological assistance in commercializing research related to the development of new technologies, acquisition, licensing, and protection of intellectual property rights to them.
- Promoting the improvement of Lviv Polytechnic students' knowledge of innovation, technology transfer, and intellectual property of scientific and scientific-innovation entities at Lviv Polytechnic National University.
- Participating in the promotion of the results of intellectual, scientific, innovative, and creative activities obtained at the Lviv Polytechnic National University by participating in the organization and facilitation of the participation of Lviv Polytechnic students in exhibitions, advertising campaigns, and other events, as well as creating favorable conditions for the implementation of these activities.
- Participation in the development of practices to encourage, stimulating and supporting scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers and higher education seekers of the Lviv Polytechnic National University in conducting scientific research and creating innovative developments that contribute to strengthening the scientific and innovative reputation of the Lviv Polytechnic National University and benefit society.
- Participation in the organization of interaction between structural units of Lviv Polytechnic National University and innovative structures and organizations for the implementation of joint scientific research and commercialization of its results.
- Participation in the development of promising forms of scientific, technical, and innovative cooperation with industrial enterprises with the aim of jointly solving the most important scientific and technical problems, creating high technologies, and expanding the use of developments of the Lviv Polytechnic National University, taking into account the needs of the economy and society.
- Conducting:
· webinars and seminars related to the commercialization of scientific research;
· consultations on project applications in the field related to the commercialization of scientific research;
· advanced training courses on project literacy, commercialization, and marketing in the field of new technology development and research.
· maintaining records on the commercialization of scientific research.
- Selection of inventions and development of strategies for their commercialization.
- Review and approval of annual reports of university departments and scientific units on the results of scientific activities in terms of scientific inventions and technologies.
- Formulation of:
- materials for reports and reports of the university rector and vice-rector for scientific work on the state and development of scientific developments at the University;
- a section of the annual report on the scientific and scientific-technical activities of the university on the state of commercialization of scientific inventions and developments;
- Presentation of the results of the university's intellectual and innovative activities on the official website of the University, in regional and international media, and on social networks.
- Execution of individual temporary assignments from management related to his official duties.
- Selection of innovative scientific and technical developments and technologies that are promising for commercialization.
- Promotion of promising technologies and inventions to the global market, search for partners and investors, and technology transfer.
Main responsibilities
- providing consulting services on the preparation of tender proposals for the subject of procurement
- providing consulting services on the preparation of tender proposals for part of the subject of procurement (lot)
- submitting tender proposals for the subject of procurement
- submitting tender proposals for part of the subject of procurement (lots)
- supporting the participation in open tenders from Lviv Polytechnic National University
- interacting with university research teams on the commercialization of scientific and scientific-technical activities
Main responsibilities
Providing consulting and methodological assistance
- in conducting patent research related to the development of new technologies, acquisition, licensing, and protection of intellectual property rights to them.
- in drawing up agreements on the transfer of rights to obtain protective documents in the name of the university by employees;
- in drawing up agreements between the university and legal entities and individuals on the ownership of protective documents;
- in drawing up license agreements;
- in drawing up application materials to ensure legal protection of inventions;
- in drawing up application materials to ensure legal protection of utility models;
- in drawing up application materials for the registration of copyright for works of science, literature, and art;
- when preparing application materials for copyright registration of a work for hire for a computer program;
- preparing materials for state registration of copyrights agreement on the transfer (alienation) of property rights to a work;
- when concluding an agreement on the transfer of exclusive rights to use a work;
- when concluding an agreement on the transfer of non-exclusive rights to use a work;
- when preparing tender proposals for the subject of procurement.
Compilation of advertising brochures
Consulting on the following issues:
- patent and information research to determine and ensure the high technical level of the objects being developed;
- search: thematic, name, brand, patent analogues;
- expertise of technical objects for patent purity;
- preparation of patent and license passports;
- conclusion of license, option, and know-how transfer agreements;
- conclusion of confidentiality and trade secret preservation agreements;
Implementation of:
- recording of inventions created at the university;
- recording of utility models created at the university;
- recording of registered copyright certificates;
- recording of trademarks for goods and services registered by the university and their use;
- recording agreements on the transfer of patent rights, agreements with legal entities regarding intellectual property objects;
- document management on intellectual property protection issues.
Selection and classification of objects from technical solutions for the protection of industrial property (inventions, utility models for methods, devices, substances, industrial designs)
Assessment of the protectability of industrial property objects;
Selection of inventions and preparation of materials for participation in the All-Ukrainian competition “Best Inventor”;
Compiling information on intellectual property protection issues to be submitted to state statistics authorities.
Presenting information on the results of the university's intellectual and innovative activities
Proficiency in working with professional search engines for scientific and technical information, autonomous and information retrieval systems (databases);
Promoting promising technologies and inventions to the global market, searching for partners and investors, and transferring technologies;
Selecting promising scientific and technical developments and technologies that are promising for implementation;
Providing patent services, maintaining records, and corresponding with the Ukrainian Patent Office.
Provision of advice on the payment of fees for industrial property, namely:
- for filing an application for an invention/utility model;
- for filing an application for copyright registration of a work created in the course of employment;
- for conducting a qualification examination;
- for expediting a qualification examination;
- for paying the state fee for issuing a patent;
- for publication of a patent for an invention;
- for publication of a patent for a utility model;
- for provision of services;
- for maintaining the validity of patents for inventions/utility models.
Main responsibilities
Providing consulting and methodological assistance
- in conducting patent research related to the development of new technologies, acquisition, licensing, and protection of intellectual property rights to them.
- in drawing up agreements on the transfer of rights to obtain protective documents in the name of the university by employees;
- in drawing up agreements between the university and legal entities and individuals on the ownership of protective documents;
- in drawing up license agreements;
- in drawing up application materials to ensure legal protection of inventions;
- when preparing application materials to ensure legal protection of utility models;
- when preparing application materials for copyright registration of works of science, literature, and art created in the course of employment;
- when preparing application materials for copyright registration of a work for hire for a computer program;
- preparing materials for state registration of copyrights agreement on the transfer (alienation) of property rights to a work;
- when concluding an agreement on the transfer of exclusive rights to use a work;
- when concluding an agreement on the transfer of non-exclusive rights to use a work;
- compilation of advertising brochures.
Consulting on the following issues:
- patent and information research to determine and ensure the high technical level of the objects being developed;
- searches: thematic, name, brand, patent analogues;
- expertise of technical objects for patent purity;
- preparation of patent and license passports;
- conclusion of license, option agreements, agreements on the transfer of know-how
- conclusion of agreements on confidentiality and preservation of commercial secrets
Implementation:
- recording of inventions created at the university;
- recording of utility models created at the university;
- recording of registered copyright certificates;
- recording trademarks for goods and services registered by the university and their use;
- recording agreements on the transfer of patent rights, agreements with legal entities regarding intellectual property;
- document management on intellectual property protection issues.
Selection and classification of objects based on technical solutions for the protection of industrial property (inventions, utility models for methods, devices, substances, industrial designs).
Conducting an assessment of the protectability of industrial property objects
Selecting inventions and preparing materials for participation in the All-Ukrainian competition “Best Inventor”;
Presenting information on the results of the university's intellectual and innovative activities;
Selecting promising scientific and technical developments and technologies that are promising for implementation;
Providing patent services, maintaining records, and corresponding with the Ukrainian Patent Office;
Providing consultations on the payment of fees for industrial property, namely:
- for filing an application for an invention/utility model;
- for filing an application for copyright registration of a work created in the course of employment;
- for conducting a qualification examination;
- for expediting a qualification examination;
- for paying state fees for issuing a patent;
- for publishing a patent for an invention;
- for publishing a patent for a utility model;
- for providing services;
- for maintaining the validity of patents for inventions/utility models.