1 - To determine the patentability of all inventions reported by inventors through the Invention Disclosure Form (BBF) to the GTÜ TTO Intellectual Property Rights Unit and to ensure the necessary coordination.

2 - To decide whether inventions reported via the BBF are eligible for support from the GTÜ Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Support Fund.

3 - To determine the legal actions to be taken in cases of infringement arising from the unauthorized use by third parties of intellectual products protected in favour of the university.

4 - To decide on the type of application to be filed and whether a national, international, regional, or territorial application is appropriate for the protection of intellectual and industrial property rights.

5 - In the event of a national application, to decide within the 12-month priority period whether an international application should be filed and in which countries such applications should be pursued.

6 - To decide, based on the nature of the invention and in accordance with established institutional and/or enterprise policies, whether certain products should be kept as trade secrets and not disclosed.

7 - To determine appropriate remuneration related to the rights arising from inventorship and ownership of the invention.

8 - To make decisions regarding technology transfer and to govern relationships with natural and legal persons in this context.

9 - To approve agreements to be made with individuals who have made inventions either within or outside the university.

Related Directive

Click here for Directive YÖ-0020 on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights.