The National Institute for the Defence of Competition and
Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) has launched the program
"Patenta Universidad" (Patent University), aimed at
Peruvian universities, high education and research centers that
develop research and innovation projects, but have not accessed the
patent system in the last five years.
The aim of the program is to encourage the intellectual property
culture in the academic sector and promote the patenting of
products and processes derived from research and innovation
projects carried out in these centers.
Universities and research centers participating in "Patenta
Universidad" will implement a complete work methodology in
four months. This will include conferences on general information
about patents, patentable subject matter or prior art analysis.
Additionally, staff from the Inventions and New Technologies
Directorate of INDECOPI (DIN) will assess participants on patent
drafting and application.
