FP7- Grant Agreement 314455
TIPS
Enhancing the capacity of EU transport projects to transform research results into innovative
products and services
Proposal of an Exploitation Plan
for PARTNER X of the project ACRONYM
Project Contacts
Grant Agreement number:
Project acronym:
Project title:
Funding Scheme:
Period covered:
From XXX to XXX
Name of the scientific project
partner:
Tel:
E-mail:
Project website:
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Table of contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 3
Project Summary ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.
TIPS exploitation support summary ......................................................................................... 5
2.
Result collection .......................................................................................................................... 5
3.
List of exploitable result(s) ......................................................................................................... 6
4.
SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 7
4.1
4.1.1
Status quo of the project result(s) (today/end of the project) .................................................... 7
4.1.2
Protection Right situation .......................................................................................................... 7
4.1.3
Market applicability of the product/process/service range ........................................................ 7
4.2
5.
SW-Analysis (for result 1) ................................................................................................................. 7
OT-Analysis (for result 1) ................................................................................................................. 7
4.2.1
Market........................................................................................................................................ 7
4.2.2
Customers .................................................................................................................................. 7
4.2.3
Competititveness ....................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.4
Legal framework conditions ...................................................................................................... 7
4.2.5
Ecological framework conditions .............................................................................................. 7
4.2.6
Other framework conditions ...................................................................................................... 7
Use of project results .................................................................................................................. 7
5.1
Protection Right Applications made DURING the project’s lifetime ............................................... 7
5.2
Roadmap for exploitation measures AFTER the project’s lifetime .................................................. 9
5.3
Proposed Action Plans ..................................................................................................................... 11
5.3.1
Result 1 .................................................................................................................................... 11
5.3.2
Description .............................................................................................................................. 11
5.3.3
Situation of Access rights ........................................................................................................ 11
5.3.4
To background/foreground ...................................................................................................... 11
5.3.5
Proposed Exploitation Route for Result 1 ............................................................................... 11
5.3.6
Benefits & Barriers .................................................................................................................. 11
5.3.7
Proposed Action Plan for Result 1........................................................................................... 11
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Executive Summary
This exploitation plan gives an overview of the main results of the AKRONYM project and a draft idea on
how one consortium partners intends to use these project results in on-going and future activities, in their
further R&D and product marketing strategies.
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Project Summary
This section should include a concise abstract of the project that has been supported in the frame of the TIPS
one to one support. This could either be the abstract that is provided by the TIPS questionnaire or by the brief
summary published on CORDIS, e.g.:
For example:
The vision of the TIPS project is to produce better innovation in the transport sector by enhancing the
capacity of EU-funded FP projects in the field of transport to be at the source of innovation and to help them
transform research results into products and services.
The transport sector is faced with major challenges. Demand in transport will grow by 50% for passengers
and 80% for freight (EU 20002030). At the same time the call for energy savings, renewable resources and
less CO2 is putting pressure. Transport is a main factor for economic sustainability and growth, but this
sector needs to be pro-active to get more innovative solutions quicker into the market. A lot of funding goes
into transport RTD, but RTD results do not reach the market accordingly. What we need are good practices
for the different transport modes, to see which exploitation channels are working, where to find financing
and first users and how to access new markets. Based on sound field work, TIPS will analyse successful
exploitation in finished RTD projects and derive exploitation approaches and good practices. Highly
innovative transport RTD projects will receive help to improve the capabilities to exploit R&D results in
such a way that they gain competitive advantages and improved market shares. Road, rail, maritime and air
plus intermodal transport will be covered.
The results from the field work and the experience from one-to-one assistance to highly innovative projects
will be gathered in recommendations and best practice guidelines for transport RTD project partners.
Experienced partners, both in field work and impact analysis as well as in innovation and exploitation
strategies will collaborate in TIPS. TIPS ensures a good geographic coverage of the EU. With France,
Germany and Italy, three huge players in EU Transport are on board. An expert Advisory Board will
accompany the work.
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1. TIPS exploitation support summary
During the practical exercises of the TIPS Training Academy, you have first collected all project results and
further analysed them regarding their imminent potential to be exploited. Then you decided about your own
interest in the different project results and lastly analysed them in the SWOT-Analysis. The TIPS proposal
for an exploitation plan is for one thing a summary of the practical exercises and for another thing a concrete
action plan how to go about exploiting the results.
2. Result collection
Table 1: List of project result(s)
Title of Project Result(s)
Description of Project Result(s)
Estimated exploitation potential
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3. List of exploitable result(s)
Table 2: InterCom matrix
Title of the
Exploitable
Exploitable
Result(s)
Result(s)
Dissemination
level1
Exploitation form
Your Interest in the
exploitable result(s)2
Did/does your organisation
contribute to the generation of
this result during the project's
lifetime?
Negotiations with
other project
partners needed?
Exploitable
Result 1
Exploitable
Result 2
Exploitable
Result X
1
Public, Restricted, Confidential, Other
A: Result important for your organisation for activities after the end of the project (e.g. spin-off, joint venture, further development/research needed etc.)
B: Result that you would like to publish as soon as possible (e.g. as publication in any scientific journal, as part of a PhD thesis)
C: I have no interest in exploiting this result.
D: Other, please specify.
2
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4. SWOT Analysis
4.1 SW-Analysis (for result 1)
4.1.1 Status quo of the project result(s) (today/end of the project)
4.1.2 Protection Right situation
4.1.3 Market applicability of the product/process/service range
4.2 OT-Analysis (for result 1)
4.2.1 Market
4.2.2 Customers
4.2.3 Competititveness
4.2.4 Legal framework conditions
4.2.5 Ecological framework conditions
4.2.6 Other framework conditions
5. Use of project results
5.1 Protection Right Applications made DURING the
project’s lifetime
The applications for patents, trademarks, registered designs, etc. shall be listed according to the Table XXX
provided hereafter.
The following table should specify at least one unique identifier e.g. European Patent application reference.
For patent applications, only if applicable, contributions to standards should be specified. This table is
cumulative, which means that it should always show all applications from the beginning until after the end of
the project
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Table 3:List of applications for patents, trademarks, registered designs made during the project’s lifetime
Type of IP
Rights
Patents,
Trademarks,
Registered designs,
Utility
models,
Others
3
Confidential3
Foreseen embargo date
dd/mm/yyyy
Application reference(s)
(e.g. EP123456)
Subject or title of application
Applicant (s) (as on the
application)
Yes/No
not to be confused with the "EU CONFIDENTIAL" classification for some security research projects.
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5.2 Roadmap for exploitation measures AFTER the project’s lifetime
The following table should specify which exploitable result has been analysed in more detail, what type of exploitation is foreseen after the project’s end. Further, it
should be indicated whether the exploitation is hindered by confidentiality, what application sectors are relevant for the exploitation and what timetable is
envisaged. Additionally it should be indicated whether IPR measures are taken or intended and who the beneficiaries are involved.
Table 4: List of future exploitation measures per exploitable result
Exploitable
project result
Type of
exploitation
Confidenti
al
e.g.
commercial
exploitation of
R&D results
YES
/
NO
Foreseen
embargo
date
dd/mm/yyyy
(NEW)
product/process
/service
MRI equipment
Sector(s) of
application4
1. Medical
2. Industrial
inspection
exploitation of
project results via
standards
Timetable,
commercial or
any other use
IPR measures
taken or intended
2008
2010
A materials patent is
planned for 2006
Owner & Other
Beneficiary(s)
involved
Beneficiary X (owner)
Beneficiary Y,
Beneficiary Z, Poss.
licensing to equipment
manuf. ABC
exploitation of
project results via
EU policies
4
NACE nomenclature: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
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Table 5: List of necessary steps to be taken in order to successfully exploit the project result(s)
What additional R&D
steps are necessary for
the technology shift
Integration
in own
portfolio
product
process
service
Extention of
own
portfolio
NEW product
In-house R&D
capacity available?
Strategic R&D
partnerships that
should be involved?
External financing
needed for the R&D
steps?
What kind of sources of
financing do you need?
Involvement of e.g. trade
partners, distributors, key
customers, suppliers
needed?
NEW process
NEW Service
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5.3 Proposed Action Plans
5.3.1 Result 1
5.3.2 Description
5.3.3 Situation of Access rights
5.3.4 To background/foreground
5.3.5 Proposed Exploitation Route for Result 1
5.3.6 Benefits & Barriers
5.3.7 Proposed Action Plan for Result 1
Activity
No.
Description of the Activity
Partners
responsible
Due date
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