Rationale:
Pursuant to the Regional Workshop held as part of a CARDS / WIPO University Research and Development Initiative organized by CARDS Regional Program Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights funded by the European Commission (EC) and implemented by the European Patent Office (EPO) in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) and the State Office for Intellectual Property in Skopje (SOIP) in June 7 - 9, Professor Dr. Arslan Kaya of the Law Faculty, Istanbul University (IU) and Dr. Mehmet Nafi Artemel of the Department of Management, Boğaziçi University (BU), were invited as delegates and participants to attend the said event from Turkey on behalf of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI). A detailed report in connection with the aforementioned workshop was subsequently prepared and submitted to the TPI.
Report
Appointment:
On July 19, 2006, by virtue of an official letter from Yumiko Hamano, Project Coordinator for WIPO University Initiative, accompanied by pertinent documentation, Dr. Artemel was formally designated as University Intellectual Property Coordinator (UIPC) and Boğaziçi University selected in Turkey to be entitled to participate in the WIPO University Initiative Program.
About WIPO University Initiative:
The program has been introduced by WIPO with the objective of developing a greater awareness of the nature and functions of the IP system and enhancing capacity and knowledge building in IP through a designated University Intellectual Property Coordinator (IP Coordinator) who is entrusted with the dissemination of information and advice on IP matters, thus facilitating the exchange of information and experience. The coordinators liaise with WIPO and with a contact in the national IP office and are given access to training.
Training by WIPO:
IP Coordinator has participated in the following workshops:
- Regional Workshop on Searching of IP Information for University IP Coordinators, organized by CARDS, EC, and EPO in cooperation with WIPO and the State Office for Intellectual Property in Skopje, Macedonia, June 7 - 9, 2006
- Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Management for Universities and Research and Development Institutions and Successful Technology Licensing (STL) for Universities, organized by WIPO in cooperation with and the Hungarian Patent Office (HPO), Szeged, Hungary, June 23 - 25, 2008.
IP Coordinator:
Dr. Mehmet Nafi Artemel, BA, BA, LLM, DipLP, PhD UIPC
World Intellectual Property Organisation
Associate Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies
Member of the Institute for Patentees and Inventors
Lecturer in Commercial Law
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Department of Management
Boğaziçi University
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Unit Assistants:
Ege Türkeri, Department of Management
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Fercan Kasapoğlu, Department of Management
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Gözde Nur Kazazoğlu, Department of Economics
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Umutcan Erdinç, Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Management
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Senior IP Law Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Arslan Kaya
Lecturer in Commercial Law
Faculty of Law
Istanbul University
Links:
The Turkish Patent Institute http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/
The World Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.int/
Current Engagements:
In view of the significance of IP related issues to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the fact that none of the publications pertaining to SMEs by WIPO have yet been translated into the Turkish language, a commitment to undertake three particular publications has been deemed appropriate for a task that calls for accuracy, reliability and responsibility. In selecting the publications, existing resources and the potential for widespread dissemination of the findings resulting from the completed translations have been instrumental.
IP Coordinator, with the assent and under the requisite authority granted by the Chair of the Department of Management has submitted a formal proposal and request to obtain the requisite rights to undertake the translation and/or customisation of the following IP publications by the SMEs Division of WIPO:
- "Making a Mark: An Introduction to Trademarks for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises"
- "Inventing the Future: An Introduction to Patents for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises"
- "AStitch in Time: Smart Useof IP by TextileCompanies"
Projected Commitments:
Courses shall be offered, in the academic year of 2008-2009, within the curricula of the Department of Management, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level by IP Coordinator in “Legal Aspects of Intellectual Property Management” to the university student body irrespective of the degree for which they are registered.
Notices/News:
Circular from the President of the TPI to the Higher Educational Council for dissemination among universities of a model developed and proposed by the Institute for allocating increased weighting to patents as well as introducing a points-system from the date of filing as part of fulfilling the requisite total points for academic appointment and promotion.
For details see: http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/portal/default2.jsp?sayfa=113
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