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Autonomous and connected vehicle technology development and testing requires integration and use of already developed technologies, to an extent disclosures, collaborations, and strategic partnerships, which are often cross-industry amongst entrepreneurs, companies, manufacturers, research organizations and accreditation institutes. This is especially true during collaborations so that all stakeholders are protected against IPR claims.

Careful management of the needs of all parties, particularly regarding the protection of intellectual property and differing approaches, missions, and operating modes is critical.

Throughout the development and testing process different kinds of side ground and foreground intellectual assets may develop until the final technology and product is created. This makes it essential to manage and assure confidentiality and detect and identify components of assets that have intellectual property qualifications and further register or follow procedures for protecting and guaranteeing proper ownership.

OPINA Platform Users and OPINA Cluster Members are provided with the following services:

  • Receiving and keeping ideas, inventions, and technology disclosures from stakeholders and users confidential during joint development processes, collaborations and throughout the use of the OPINA platform.
  • Assessing scientific and commercialization potential of ideas, inventions and technology disclosures, and preparation of road map for effective valorization.
  • Support, consulting, and coordination in
    • Analysis, detection, and identification of intellectual asset components (patent, trade secret, copyright, database, know-how, etc) for disclosed idea, invention and technology
    • Determination of eligibility of software (SW) and AI components for patent protection
    • Designating and determining information and data with commercial potential as confidential and as trade secrets
    • Determination of necessary and relevant protection for each IP component and taking measures for protection
    • Coordination for preparing IP background, technology landscape, freedom to operate and market search, and analysis services for idea, invention and technology disclosure (IP Due diligence)
    • Determination of worldwide strategy for ideas, technologies, invention disclosures and offers for
      • Plan to protect (in case of commercial potential)
      • Plan to disseminate (in case of scientific potential)
    • Matchmaking with experienced patent lawyers (national/international) for filing and application process
    • Management of national and international registration
    • Support for legally complying with Inventors Rights and Obligations versus Applicants (Law 6769: rights of students, employers, professors versus employers)
    • Procedures or agreements with fleet operators, vehicle purchasers and users (as needed to protect licenses, patents, and trade secrets)
    • Complying with licenses from others or open source
  • Services in Intellectual Asset Commercialization
    • Support in determining appropriate technology commercialization strategies
      • In house Development
      • In/Out-Licensing
      • Consortium or Joint Development
      • Assignment
      • Joint Venture
      • Start-up/spin off formation
    • Networking and matchmaking with (dependent on technology readiness):
      • Industry
      • Research organizations and investors
      • Strategic partners for product development
    • Assistance in preparation of potential strategic partnership and investor presentations
    • Matchmaking with law firms and consultants for IP sensitive and special technology commercialization contracts:
      • Non-Disclosure
      • Employee and Researcher (Hiring and Departure)
      • Material Transfer
      • Non-Reverse Engineering and Non-Competition
      • Memorandum of Understanding
      • Letter of Intent
      • Sales and Assignment
      • In-Licensing and Out-Licensing
      • Contracted R&D
      • Consulting
      • Consortium and Joint Development
      • Joint Venture
      • Spin-off/Start-up Formation
    • SW and database contracts with special IPR terms
    • Matchmaking with lawyers in case of litigation over technology rights, protecting stakeholders/users against IPR claims by others and IPR due diligence to avoid patent infringement
  • Support in IPR Transaction Negotiations
  • IPR Creation and Enhancement Training
    • Intellectual Assets Management in Autonomous and Connected Vehicle SW Development
    • Preparation of Business Plans and Presentations for founders and early-stage companies
    • SW Technology Commercialization Contracts
    • IPR Protection of SW, HW and Artificial Intelligence Systems
    • Autonomous Vehicle SW Landscape