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A patent is an exclusive right granted to an invention (for example, a product or process that provides a new way to accomplish something, or that offers a new technical solution to a problem). It offers protection for the invention for a limited period, generally 20 years from the date of deposit, in the State or States where it is granted.

UniCa Liaison Office ensures the necessary organisational support by carrying out the following activities:

 

  • It receives the invention communications and proposals for the assignment of the rights of researchers on the inventions achieved;
  • It supports the management and enhancement strategies of industrial property through patenting, industrial secrecy, registration by recourse to external professional consultants;
  • It supports strategies for the commercial exploitation of industrial property rights and the know-how of the University;
  • It supports the dissemination of the culture of protection and enhancement of industrial property;
  • It supports the preparation of the preliminary investigation for the CDA.

UniCa Liaison Office is the University Industrial Liaison Office (ILO). Its task is to link the research activities of the University with the needs of the productive world and the territory, to encourage technology transfer and contribute to the regional socio-economic development.

The collaboration with the ILO allows companies to access the wealth of knowledge and skills of the University of Cagliari, cope with technological and market change outsourcing innovation and gaining a competitive advantage.

L'Università di Cagliari sostiene i suoi docenti e ricercatori per la richiesta e l'ottenimento di brevetti. I brevetti sinora concessi sono oltre 40, l'elenco è disponibile al seguente link:

Brevetti dell’Università di Cagliari

National legislation

To consult the legislation about patents:

10 February 2005 Legislative Decree, n. 30 – Industrial Property Code

Art. 45 – L.D. 10 February 2005, n. 30 – Industrial Property Code

Art. 64 – L.D. 10 February 2005, n. 30 – Industrial Property Code

Art. 65 – L.D. 10 February 2005, n. 30 – Industrial Property Code

 

Patents Regulation

Patents Regulation

In this section you can download the forms for the communication of invention and proposal of transfer of property rights:

Competences in the field of spin-offs

  • evaluating proposals for the establishment of spin-offs of the University;
  • carrying out the annual verification of spin-off activities and results and the feasibility of their future business lines;
  • evaluating the opportunity to continue spin-off status.

Competences in the field of patents

  • evaluating the proposals for the management of inventions rights submitted by University researchers;
  • evaluating if territorial extension of patent applications are to be taken into account and if patents held by the University are worth being extended;
  • evaluating University’s proposals of license or transfer of industrial property by third parties and University’s proposals for transfer to third parties, as well as the renegotiation of licenses.

Members of the patents and spin off’s technical commission

The new Technical Commission for patents and spin-offs has been appointed with RD n. 966/2021.

Listed below are the members’ profiles:

  • prof. Fabrizio Giulio Luca Pilo – President;
  • prof. Sebastiano Banni, physiology expert;
  • prof. Cristiano Cincotti, business law expert;
  • prof. Francesca Esposito, microbiology expert;
  • prof. Giorgio Giacinto, information processing systems expert;
  • prof. Marco Pistis, pharmacology expert;
  • prof. Diego Angelo Gaetano Reforgiato Recupero, IT expert;
  • prof. Giorgia Sarais, food chemistry expert;
  • prof. Angela Serpe, general and inorganic chemistry expert;
  • prof. Alessandro Spano, business economics expert; 
  • prof. Piercarlo Ricci, experimental physics expert;
  • dr. Orsola Macis, official responsible for UniCa’s Liaison Office – administrative manager for the procedure and secretary, non-voting member.

Knowledge Share Platform

 

Competenze in materia di spin off
  • effettua la valutazione delle proposte di costituzione di spin off dell’Università;
  • effettua la verifica annuale delle attività e dei risultati degli spin off e la fattibilità delle loro future linee di attività;
  • valuta l’opportunità di prosecuzione dello status di spin off.
     
Competenze in materia di brevetti
  • valuta le proposte di gestione dei diritti sulle invenzioni presentate dai ricercatori dell’Università;
  • valuta in merito all’opportunità di estensione territoriale di domande di brevetto ed al mantenimento in vita dei brevetti di cui l’Università è titolare;
  • valuta le proposte di licenza o cessione all’Università da parte di terzi della proprietà industriale e le proposte di cessione dell’Università rivolte a terzi, nonché di rinegoziazione di licenze.
     
Componenti della Commissione tecnica brevetti e spin off

Con il DR n. 966/2021  è stata nominata la nuova Commissione Tecnica brevetti e spin off.
Ecco i profili dei componenti:

  • prof. Fabrizio Giulio Luca Pilo – Presidente;
  • prof. Sebastiano Banni, componente esperto in fisiologia;
  • prof. Cristiano Cincotti, componente esperto in diritto commerciale;
  • prof.ssa Francesca Esposito, componente esperta in microbiologia;
  • prof. Giorgio Giacinto componente esperto in n sistemi di elaborazione delle informazioni;
  • prof. Marco Pistis, componente esperto in farmacologia;
  • prof. Diego Angelo Gaetano Reforgiato Recupero, componente esperto in  informatica;
  • prof.ssa Giorgia Sarais, componente esperta in chimica degli alimenti;
  • prof.ssa Angela Serpe, componente esperto in chimica generale ed inorganica;
  • prof. Alessandro Spano, componente esperto in economia aziendale;
  • prof. Piercarlo Ricci, componente esperto in fisica sperimentale;
  • dott. ssa Orsola Macis – Funzionario responsabile di Unica Liaison Office – responsabile amministrativo della procedura e segretario, partecipante senza diritto di voto.

Knowledge Share is a platform dedicated to the enhancement of the results of research generated by universities, IRCCS and EPRs on the national territory.

For further details, you can visit the Knowledge Share site