TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & INNOVATION SUPPORT
Commercialisation output
Quantitative outputs for NWU for 2012 (year to date)
Intellectual property
Patent portfolio
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Disclosures, filings and registrations: |
2004 - 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 YTD |
|
Disclosures |
21 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
|
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SA provisional applications |
20 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
|
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SA final granted |
19 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
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Total number of RSA patented inventions |
30 |
35 |
36 |
39 |
|
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No of co-owned patents included in RSA |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
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First International granted patents |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
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Total number of first international patented inventions |
|
14 |
15 |
16 |
|
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Number of countries in portfolio |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
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Models registered (this year/total) |
2/2 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
|
|
Plant breeders rights |
0/3 |
0/3 |
0/3 |
0/3 |
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Note that one invention could be registered in many countries. It is reported here as only one. NWU has nine (9) USA registered patents to date and nine (9) USA patents pending.
Patent support
The Innovation Fund (DST) supports the NWU by covering 50% of the cost of patenting and awarding incentives to individual inventors.
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Year received |
2004 - 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 YTD |
|
Amount awarded to NWU |
3,739,135 |
1,233,269 |
1,247,855 |
pending |
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|
Number of individuals |
3 |
2 |
16 |
pending |
|
|
Total awarded to individuals (in rands) |
617,000 |
40,000 |
160,000 |
pending |
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The National Intellectual Property Management office (NIPMO) supports the NWU with up to 50% of the cost of patenting and awards incentives to individual inventors. Support is received for final RSA-granted filings in the previous year.
Licensing, royalties and product sales
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|
2004 - 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 YTD |
|
New licence agreements |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Agreements terminated |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Total active agreements |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
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Total royalty income (in rands, excluding product sales) |
56,810,880 |
1,593,006 |
2,144,448 |
977,228 |
|
|
Royalties distributed to inventors (in rands) |
671,616 |
31,026 |
66,548 |
16,337 |
|
|
Gross income from product sales based on own IP (in rands) |
13,375,625 |
1,026,251 |
1,530,243 |
978,061 |
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Spin-off companies (independent, associated and subsidiaries)
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|
2004 - 2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 YTD |
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New spin-offs |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total technology spin-offs since 1999 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
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Technology spin-off companies still active |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
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New investments in companies (including spin-offs) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Number of exits/divestments |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
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NWU subsidiaries and associated companies at end of year |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
|
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Income derived from disinvestments (in rands) |
250,000 |
Support |
76,000 |
Pending |
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