Protection of intellectual property
The TLS staff provides assistance and advice in assessing and exploiting the assets represented by research results, in addition to accompanying and supporting companies in the contact phase with development and licensing partners for research projects and patent applications.
To support the patenting and marketing activities of incubated or affiliated companies and research groups, TLS performs patent due diligence, offers monitoring and support for the management of filed patent applications and performs business intelligence and technology transfer activities.
For further information:
Andrea Frosini
Intellectual Property, Biotechnology
Ufficio per la Valorizzazione della Ricerca (UVaR) - Regione Toscana
Via T. Alderotti 26/N - 50139 Firenze
Tel.: +39 055 4385493
Fax: +39 055 43840131
email: a.frosini@toscanalifesciences.org
- analysis of the state of the art and market analysis for disclosures of inventions and relative drafting of preliminary opinions and search reports
- support in the drafting of patent applications
- ad hoc access to databases for prior art and freedom to operate analyses
- analysis of research reports and identification of response strategies
- centralized managerial system and data tracking of patent applications and patents
- support in the drafting of contracts for technology transfer, for example non-disclosure agreements (NDA), material transfer agreements (MTA), inter-institutional agreements (IIA), patent licensing agreements (PLA) and know-how license agreements (KHLA)
- accompaniment and support at the contact phase with development and licensing partners for research projects and patent applications
- access to databases for market analyses and business intelligence
