Izmir University of Economics Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Unit aims to ensure stronger and more effective protection of intellectual and industrial rights in the determined priority areas, to raise awareness and guide creative people about the protection of these rights, to guarantee  that rights will be protected in accordance with their interests and in a fair manner and to increase competitiveness of our country by contributing to the improvement of the investment environment.
Izmir University of Economics Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Unit shall not only support the realization of innovations, but also ensure their continuity within the framework of the national intellectual property strategy and action plan.  

IUE – TTO | Regulation on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights

Izmir University of Economics Regulation on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights includes the processes of all kinds of intellectual and industrial property rights such as information, business ideas, design, trademark, utility model, patent, copyright, that will originate from scientific studies which can create social added value and become subject to commercialization, and the commercialization of these rights and/or transferring of them to third parties.  

IUE – TTO | Invention Notification Form

Izmir University of Economics Technology Transfer Office (IUETTO), within the body of Izmir University of Economics, is a structure that consists of three main units, Izmir Science Park and Izmir Chamber of Commerce, aims to cooperate with universities and industry, prioritizes innovation and entrepreneurship, and has different units within itself.
This form has been prepared to initiate the process of admission to the portfolio of IUE Technology Transfer Office (TTO) for the protection of an innovative idea or intellectual/industrial property rights and, accordingly, support by Izmir University of Economics TTO. The purpose of this process is to evaluate the protection of the intellectual and industrial property right in question, to provide the necessary financial, legal and technical support in case the disclosed idea is accepted, and to determine the rights and responsibilities of the parties, especially the university. This form is only a document required to initiate the evaluation process. The information required in this document must be filled in completely and accurately for the preliminary research of the invention to be carried out successfully. If the invention is accepted into the portfolio, other documents will be prepared in the next stages so that the application can be made to the relevant institutions and organizations.

IUE – TTO | Non-Disclosure Agreement

The Non-Disclosure Agreement of Izmir University of Economics states that any information provided or to be provided mutually by the PARTIES in written and/or verbal form, within the scope and framework of all project studies and collaborations carried out by the PARTIES, shall be deemed “confidential” and regulates the legal conditions regarding the protection of this confidential information and intellectual and industrial rights. The PARTIES agree that if the PARTIES disclose information to each other within the scope of the agreement, this information shall be considered “confidential” information and the terms in the agreement shall be applied.

IUE – TTO | Invention Contract

The Invention Contract of Izmir University of Economics includes the provisions regarding the sharing rates of the income to be obtained as a result of commercialization of the invention among researchers.

IUE – TTO | Commercialization/Transfer of Intellectual and Industrial Rights Contract

Transfer of Intellectual and Industrial Rights Contract of Izmir University of Economics includes the provisions regarding the transfer of the invention of the researcher, who has made an Invention Notification to the University, which is accepted as a free invention in accordance with Article 41 of the Decree Law No. 551 on the Protection of Patent Rights, and the rights on the invention to the University.

IUE – TTO | Licensing Agreement

Licensing Agreement of Izmir University of Economics includes the provisions regarding the right to use financial rights on Intellectual and Industrial Property rights. The essence of the right in the licensing agreement remains with the owner. The right on the work itself remains in the property of the licensor. In this respect, the owner of the work (or the right owner) may also transfer the financial rights on the work to third parties. The agreement is based on the protection of the rights between the licensor and the licensee.