For Scientists
As an inventor at Heidelberg University, we are at your side throughout the entire innovation process. We support you in evaluating your invention, guide you through the intellectual property rights process right up to the patent application, and ensure that your technology is exploited to the fullest. We work closely with you and use our expertise and extensive network to optimize technology transfer.
One particular aspect is that universities fall within the scope of the German Employee Inventions Act (ArbnErfG), which sets out specific provisions for university inventions in Section 42 ArbnErfG. It should be noted in particular that, in the case of inventions developed at universities, the inventor's remuneration amounts to 30 percent of the exploitation income. If you require further information on the ArbnErfG or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Would you like to get a first impression of exactly which promising technologies from Heidelberg University we currently offer in our invention and patent portfolio?
In addition to our participation in partnering fairs, we also present a selection of the technologies at IN-PART.
IN-PART is one of the leading matchmaking platforms for academic institutions and industrial companies.
You are welcome to get an impression of our diverse invention and patent portfolio on the profile of Heidelberg University.
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Invention ManagementLearn moreSVH's range of services initially includes invention management, i.e. the evaluation of individual technologies, which involves checking whether the inventions are "new, based on an inventive step and commercially applicable" in accordance with Section 1 of the Patent Act (PatG).
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Patent ConsultingLearn moreThe innovation is the basis of a transfer object, which is often at a very early stage of development, so that the actual market potential can often not be clearly identified or analysed. Patents can be helpful here as a decisive success factor for the progress of an idea, as they create a protective framework for the further development of innovations, especially in the case of research results that are not yet fully deeloped.
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Exploitation optionsLearn moreInnovations and technical progress play a decisive role for a well-functioning and growing national economy. They provide impetus and direction for solving societal problems and serve as a direct asset for differentiation in the increasingly fast-paced international competition. With their basic research, universities make an enormously important contribution to this process, but these findings remain inaccessible to society without further development into a product and thus without efficient transfer. The most common forms of transfer, in terms of economic and practical relevance, are third-party funded research, exploitation through the sale of patents and the establishment of new businesses in the form of spin-offs.
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