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N. 12, Dec.2003 -Jan. 2004
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| Europe's knowledge economy greets new "baby": ProTon Europe
Ernst Max Nielsen |
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| It was an impressive moment when Gilles Capart from Sopartec (Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve) in Belgium announced the birth of a new "baby" in the European knowledge economy. Capart's message was heard by 200 delegates from 106 technology transfer offices (TOs) linked to universities and public research organisations (PROs) in 25 European countries, who had signed up for the first Annual Conference of ProTon Europe in Valencia on 20-21 November 2003. A new organisation was born and greeted by an almost unanimous vote to form ProTon Europe as a new international association of innovation professionals from PROs in Europe... |
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| '2003-2004 Key Figures on Science, Technology and Innovation'
Vincent Duchêne |
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| A new publication by the European Commission, the "Key figures 2003-2004 on science, technology and innovation", paints a bleak picture of Europe's position in research, innovation and competitiveness. The March 2000 Lisbon European Council's call to turn Europe into a world-class economic powerhouse, and the subsequent March 2002 Barcelona Council's... |
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| Protecting the name of a research project
Fabrice de Patoul |
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| Participants in a research project often use a specific name or a logo in order to identify their project. In certain cases, this name or logo may be used as a marketing tool for the image of the project or for a further offer of products or services. It is therefore essential to deal with the issue of the legal protection of this name or logo... |
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| Intellectual Property in European Technology Incubators
Esteban Burrone |
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| Business incubators may generally be defined as institutions that assist entrepreneurs in developing their business ideas, from inception to commercialization and the establishment of new enterprises. Business incubators, therefore, nurture young firms, helping them to grow and survive during the start-up phase, which is usually the period during which... |
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| Patent of the month |
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| Videos on digital paper: electronic ink come to life. The invention of electronic paper represented an important advance in the development of the new technologies, but it has not yet been possible to bring it into general use due to the problems presented by the slowness of the display or the lack of shine. This has made it enormously difficult to... |
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| The esp@cenet quiz is an exercise proposed to our readers. Its aim is to show that patent searching can be an exciting quest, yielding relevant results in almost all technical fields... |
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