Technology License Bureau

Inventions, Patents, Licenses
Our central Service for Universities in
Baden-Württemberg
Dr.-Ing. Hubert Siller
Innovation Manager, TLB GmbH
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
We make inventions
successful!
The specialists for future
markets: Our staff
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
History of TLB GmbH
1987-94:
Information Center Patents/Licenses
of the University of Karlsruhe (TH)
1995-98:
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro der BadenWürttembergischen Hochschulen at the
University of Karlsruhe (TH)
Since 1998:
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro der Baden-Württembergischen
Hochschulen GmbH (TLB)
2002:
Start SIGNO-Programm of German Federal Government
to support patenting process at universities
2010:
Break Even
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TLB GmbH
Service for Universities in Baden-Württemberg
Founders of TLB
M ittelständ.
Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH
Universities in BW
Universität
Freiburg
Mannheim
Heidelberg
Universität
Heidelberg Universität
Hohenheim
BadenWürttemberg
Stiftung
gGmbH
Heilbronn
Stuttgart
Hohenheim
Karlsruhe
Universität
Karlsruhe
Universität
Konstanz
HS Offenburg
Universität
Ulm
Reutlingen
Tübingen
Universität
M annheim
HS Konstanz
Universität
Tübingen
Universität
Stuttgart
Aalen
Offenburg
Ulm
Furtwangen
Freiburg
Konstanz
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Weingarten
Ravensburg
Business Areas of TLB GmbH
Consultancy to universities and other institutes of
technology in the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg on
inventions, intellectual property matters and their
commercialisation
Evaluation of inventions
Potentials for property protection
Potentials for commercialisation
Contractual issues
Management of intellectual property and patent portfolios
on behalf of the institutions and the inventors
Commercialisation of patented
inventions
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der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Criteria for the Assessment of Inventions
Quality of the Invention
Stage of Development
Possibility of obtaining IP Protection; Patent
Portfolio
Probability of successful Commercialisation
Market Assessment; Licensing Opportunities
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der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
TLB – Knowledge and Service from one hand
University
Inventor
Marketing Strategies
Contract Competence
TLB
Invention
Assessment
Organizing the
entire patenting
process
Industry
Innovation
Advantage in Competition
Recruiting
Patent Office
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
TLB Business Model since 2010
Fix lump-sum for evaluation of an invention
Fix lump-sum for patent management
Patent costs are paid by TLB, if the evaluation of
the invention was positive
Main source of income: 30 % of licence fees
Only a few inventions are really successful:
Cash Cows
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der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Inventions from Public Research Institutions
handled by TLB during the years 2008-2012
Civil Engineering/
Architecture: 2,5%
Process Technology/
Automation: 2,5%
Others: 2,0%
Materials/ Material
Sciences: 2,5%
Chemistry/
Biotechnology: 13,0%
Electrical Engineering/
Electronics: 6,0%
Traffic/ Mobility: 4,5%
Energy/ Environment:
5,0%
Food Sciences/
Healthcare: 1,0%
Pharmaceuticals/
Medicine: 26,5%
Information/ Communication: 5,5%
Instrumentation/
Microsystems
Optics/ Lasers: 14,0%
Medical Technology/
Medical Devices: 8,0%
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der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Machine Construction/
Plant Engineering:
7,0%
Technologies commercialised by TLB GmbH
Civil Engineering/
Architecture: 1,0%
Chemistry/
Biotechnology: 17,0%
Traffic/ Mobility: 6,0%
Energy/ Environment:
10,0%
Pharmaceuticals/
Medicine: 29,0%
Information/
Communication: 4,5%
Instrumentation/
Microsystems: 12,0%
Machine Construction/
Plant Engineering: 4,5%
Medical Technology/
Medical Devises: 16,0%
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Indicators of the Activities of TLB GmbH
(average annual values)
Inventions
Patent
applications
Licensing
agreements
140
40
10
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der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Indicators of the Activities of TLB GmbH
(since 2002 to 2012)
Technology
Offers
300
Contracts
Sold
129
47
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Top Invention – Quick money?
Some examples
Invention near to the market and state of the art:
Solar Technology: In about two years to the product.
Optimization of a Technology
Cable End Connection (2010): A long way to the marketable
commody.
Market is always changing
SCR-Kat for diesel engine (2006): political reason
Browser-Analytics (2006): application reason
Sometimes it takes more than five years to find an interesting
company. Sometimes we never find anyone!
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Earned income from patents
Down payment , running royalties, milestonepyments,
minimum royalties, infringments, sold patents
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe
Thank you for your attention!
Hubert Siller
Innovation Manager
Technologie-Lizenz-Büro (TLB)
der Baden-Württembergischen Hochschulen GmbH
© 2012, Karlsruhe