June 19th, 2014

1. With the support of:
With the collaboration of:
Organized by:
Co-founded by the
European Union's
Seventh Framework
Programme for
research, technological
development and
demonstration
things we learned at the
Organized by:
Co-founded by the European Union's
Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development
and demonstration
11KIMconference 2014
On June 19th, KIM organised a new edition of the KIMconfe-
rence, “Smart sustainable innovation”, with the presence of:
In this presentation, we have collected some of the thoughts,
knowledge and lessons learned by those attending the event
and the KIM team.
We would like to thank the speakers and the audience, who
have shared with us their knowledge and thoughts about the
smart sustainable innovation.
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INSTITUTIONS
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SPEAKERS
SMART SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
5.“The green energy projects
have arrived to the market
to stay”,
#technologies Antoni Jofre,
Financing Specialist in Green Energy
Caixa Bank
7.“Project financing has become more difficult, but
banks are open if there are clear rules”,
#finance Antoni Jofre,
Financing Specialist in Green Energy
Caixa Bank
3.“The proof of innovation lies in the marketplace,
not in the organization’s headquarters
or in the research facilities”,
#finance Albert Cot,
Head of R&D Department for Energy and Systems
COMSA-EMTE
“Uruguay and Peru
are potential markets
for investiment in green
energy projects”,
#finance Antoni Jofre,
Financing Specialist in Green Energy
Caixa Bank
6.
4. “Technology can only have impact
if you can scale it right.
Collaboration is the way”,
#technologies
Maikel Bouricius,
Project Manager
Green IT Amsterdam
8.“Take-away messages regarding IP rights
on ASEAN countries:
#internationalization
Michelle Ellio De Tullio,
Lawyer
De Tullio & Partners IP Law Firm
• Start to protect your IPR before entering the market
• Prepare a strategy to develop your IPR protection
• Carry out preliminary searches at worldwide level
• Take care of your first filling, even the national one
• Collect all the documents concerning the use of the mark
• Make a database with all relevant material
• Monitor markets and competitors’ behaviors
• Activate a worldwide surveillance system
• Monitor IP gazettes and legal actions”,
• Only registered IPRs are protected
• China adopts a “first-to-file” system for IPRs
• Patents and trademarks can be extended
at international level
• Registration:
o Patents, utility models and designs can be registered at the State Intellectual Property Office
o Trademarks can be registered at the China Trademark Office
o Copyright can be registered at the National Copyright Administration of China
9.
“Overview of IP rights
in China:
#internationalization
Michelle Ellio De Tullio,
Lawyer
De Tullio & Partners IP Law Firm
”,
10. “Green investment opportunities:
#finance Enrich Llarch,
Director
Catalan Institute of
Green Economy
• Cell-powered cars
• Buildings that make oxigen
• Solar power and drinking water
• Off-shore wind farms
• CO2 storage systems”,
11.“Innovation process steps:
#innovation
Albert Cot,
Head of R&D Department for Energy and Systems
COMSA-EMTE
• Who is(are) the customer(s)?
• What is the process in which he wants to use the device?
• What is(are) the function(s) of the device in the process?
• What is a possible concept?
• Is this concept feasible? ”,
“In order to be competitive,
a country needs to boost and protect
its industry. Industry creates
and consumes innovation, becoming
an engine of economic growth”,
#innovation
Joan Parra,
General Manager
LEITAT Technological Center
2.
1. “Our challenges are internationalization
and knowledge transfer to productive
fabric”, Claudi Alsina,
Secretary-General
Inter-University Council of Catalonia (CIC)#internationalization