{"id":56144,"date":"2023-09-04T10:32:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T08:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/research-partners-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:07:11","slug":"innovation-and-technology-transfer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/innovation-and-technology-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and Technology Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"56144\" class=\"elementor elementor-56144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b05ced elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b05ced\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9f95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9f95f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313499a\" data-id=\"313499a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e426042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e426042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #de1d1d;\"><strong>Overview on Innovation and Technology Transfer (I\/TT)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-169f3bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"169f3bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-559d4c6\" data-id=\"559d4c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e98fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e98fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Innovation and Technology Transfer Office at SPU is incubated at the Research Office. The role of the I\/TT Office is to identify, protect, manage and commercialize intellectual property developed by the university\u2019s employees, postdoctoral fellows and students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1766000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1766000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2451\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2451\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Function of the Innovation and Technology Transfer Office<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2451\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2451\"><ul><li>Develop and implement on behalf of Sol Plaatje University, policies, guidelines and process for the disclosure, protection, management and commercialization of intellectual property.<\/li><li>Create awareness of intellectual property and the benefits of commercialization.<\/li><li>The Identification, Protection, Development, Commercialization of intellectual property emanating from publicly funded research.<\/li><li>Receive disclosures of potential intellectual property.<\/li><li>Analyze the disclosure for any commercial potential, the likely success of such commercialization, the existence and form of the IP, the stage of development and the appropriate form for protecting those rights.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><div class=\"show_more\"><p class=\"wpsm-show\" style=\"color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;\"> Read More<\/p><div class=\"wpsm-content\"><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Attend to regulatory requirements (e.g. IPRPFRD Act and associated referrals to NIPMO) on behalf of SPU.<\/li><li>Attend to all aspects of statutory IP protection, IP transactions and commercialization.<\/li><li>Create and expand relationships with industry and to negotiate IP transactions.<\/li><li>Facilitate the transfer of institution-based creations into new products and services for public use and benefit.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong> <p class=\"wpsm-hide\" style=\"color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;\"> Less<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2452\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2452\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to Protect your Intellectual Property  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2452\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2452\"><p>Intellectual property refers to the creation of the mind that is capable of being protected by law against any unauthorized use. This includes creations such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols and images.\u00a0 Intellectual property is legally protected through the following:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Patents Registration<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Patents enable the creator or owner the exclusive rights over an invention, which is capable of being used or applied in trade and industry or agriculture.<\/p><p>Download the Patents Act document <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/act-57-1978-Patents-Act.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Copyrights<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Copyright protects creators literary, artistic and scientific works.\u00a0<\/p><p>Download the Copyrights Act document <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/act-98-1978-Copy-Right.pdf\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Designs Registration<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>A design is about the shape and features that appeal to the eye. A distinction can be made between two types of designs, aesthetic or functional. Designs registration can be attained from the CIPC.<\/p><p>Download the Designs Act <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/act195of1993-Designs-Act.pdf\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Trademarks<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>A Trademark is a brand name, slogan or logo which distinguishers the goods or services of one entity from those of other entities.<\/p><p>Download the Trademarks Act <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/act194of1993-Trademarks-Act.pdf\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Plant Breeder\u2019s rights<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>A plant breeders\u2019 right is a form of intellectual property right granted to breeders of new plant varieties for protection of their varieties against exploitation without their permission.<\/p><p>Download the Plant Breeders Act <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/act-15-1976-Plant-Breeders-Act.pdf\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2453\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2453\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2453\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2453\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IPR-Act-of-2008.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development (IPRPFRD) Act<\/span><\/a>.<\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Guideline_4.1_of_2015-002.pdf\">National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) Guideline<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEN-019-Policy-on-Intellectual-Property-and-Commercialisation.pdf\">SPU Policy on Intellectual Property<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SCR-2024-30-18-INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY-DISCLOSURE-FORM-002.pdf-SPU.docx\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU IP Disclosure Form<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/030e3066-0153-4acb-8fd3-6b7253743afd\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU Intellectual Property Guide<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Innovation-and-Intellectual-Property-Communication-Flyer_A5.pdf\">Innovation and Intellectual Property Communication flyer<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2454\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2454\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas 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