In order to be able to adequately cope with increasing international competition, innovation and the transfer of knowledge to future-oriented sectors are essential. Even today the acquisition and transfer of knowledge form important strategic fields of work of the institutions in the Greater Region. The objective of innovation and knowledge transfer is the creation of jobs by developing and reinforcing contacts between science, industry and commerce.

Our guide to “Intellectual Property Rights” for researchers is now available as free download on our website. The guide will not only include FAQs and definitions central to the topic, but also the most important contact addresses. A practical example as well as a check list regarding the question “What to do if I made an invention?” allow all users an easy way of approaching this topic.
A print version will soon be available in all patent centers of the UniGR partner universities.