A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY LICENSING IN THAILAND Kitisri Sukhapinda Asian Science And Technology Seminar Bangkok, Thailand March 20, 2006 TLO/TMC/NSTDA 1
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PRIVATE LINKAGE PUBLIC PRIVATE LAB Traditional TLO MARKET TLO/TMC/NSTDA 2
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NSTDA) TMC BIOTEC NECTEC MTEC NANOTEC TLO ITAP NIC RDC Thailand SP & Regional SP TLO/TMC/NSTDA 3
Our Main Role PUBLIC PRIVATE Technology (IPR) Licensee TLO/TMC/NSTDA 4
INFLUENCING FACTORS IP Environment Governmental Policy Research NSTDA TLO HOLISTIC APPROACH Economic Environment TLO/TMC/NSTDA 5
IP Environment U.S. Constitution (1787) "Art. 1, Sec. 8. The Congress shall have power... To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.... The patent law is Title 35 of the United States Code (1953) TLO/TMC/NSTDA 6
Thai IP Laws IP Environment Patent Law (1979, 1992, 1999) Trademark Law (1991, 2000) Copyright Law, (1994) Layout-Design of Integrated Circuit Law (2000) Trade Secret Law (2002) Geographic Indicator Protection Law (2003) TLO/TMC/NSTDA 7
IP Environment Thailand is Member of : WIPO Convention Berne Convention TRIPS Agreement Thailand is not Member of: Paris Convention Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) TLO/TMC/NSTDA 8
IP Environment Thai Statistics No. Patent Granted Number 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 Year Total Thai Foreign TLO/TMC/NSTDA 9
Governmental Policy Objectives: Improve SMEs income and self- reliance Reduce imported technology Increase export Increase global competitiveness Towards knowledge-based society TLO/TMC/NSTDA 10
Governmental Policy Trend: Better IP protection and enforcement improving patent examination process (DIP) More incentive programs for new businesses (BOI) More investment funding for business start ups (G-investment firm) TLO/TMC/NSTDA 11
Economic Environment 850,000 enterprises. 99.7 % are SMEs (fewer than 200 workers). 40 % unregistered firms. 50% of workers are employed by SMEs SMEs are keys to Thai export and national income SMEs are important for income and prosperity distribution to remote regions www.dip.go.th (2005) TLO/TMC/NSTDA 12
NSTDA: Biotechnology: food, agriculture, health Metals & materials: ceramics, polymers, mechanical devices, etc. Electronics & software Nanotechnology Research Solar cell technology TLO/TMC/NSTDA 13
HOLISTIC = relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems TLO/TMC/NSTDA 14
HOLISTIC APROACH Promote IP awareness and understanding to public and private sectors Bring the market to the lab Manage IP for NSTDA Match technology with business Build client s s capabilities Maintain balance: public service v income generation TLO/TMC/NSTDA 15
Promote IP awareness and understanding Training program for researchers Joint training program for public Provide consultation and services in filing IP application to SME s Individuals TLO/TMC/NSTDA 16
Manage IP for NSTDA IP Management Policy IP application Prosecution IP database management TLO/TMC/NSTDA 17
Bring the market to the lab Thailand Science Park Researchers meet business people Market research before initiating technology research TLO/TMC/NSTDA 18
Match technology with business Applied research, improvement technology: SME focus Advanced Technology (complex & expensive) Large business focus Basic Technology Community focus TLO/TMC/NSTDA 19
Build client s s capabilities Form business clusters Provide funds Provide training TLO/TMC/NSTDA 20
IP Applications Filed by NSTDA 1991-250 200 194 No. of Applications 150 100 70 91 74 Private Sector Government Sector NSTDA 50 32 29 49 32 0 4 1 4 9 Patent Petty Patent Copyright Trademark Type of Applications TLO/TMC/NSTDA 21
NSTDA s IP STATUS Patent Application Petty Patent Application Trademark Application Copyright Application Filed Grant Filed Grant Filed Grant Filed NSTDA 1991-present 194 20 70 30 74 71 91 TLO/TMC/NSTDA 22
NSTDA-Commercialization Revenue 2003 2004 2005 Total No.of Agreements Revenue (BAHT) No.of Agreements Revenue (BAHT) No.of Agreements Revenue (BAHT) No.of Agreements Revenue (BAHT) NECTEC 16 1,545,401 17 1,611,420 11 2,173,222 44 5,330,043 MTEC 22 1,567,766 31 1,944,473 12 1,542,525 65 5,054,764 BIOTEC 8 1,237,540 6 955,612 3 400,131 17 2,593,283 ISET 4 10,127,416 2 NA 6 10,127,416 132 23,105,506 TLO/TMC/NSTDA 23
HOLISTIC APROACH PUBLIC Research Centers DIP Universities MOST Others PRIVATE SME s Large Companies International Companies Communities Individuals NSTDA TLO TLO/TMC/NSTDA 24
Thank You TLO/TMC/NSTDA 25