Patent reports of universities; financial support is important
Evaluating 'Turkey's patent Map Report' Prof. Dr. Haluk Selim said that Istanbul University, Istanbul Gelişim University and Istanbul Technical University are among the universities with the most patent applications. Drawing attention to the importance of the foundation university being the second in the patent application ranking, Selim said: “Financial support for patent applications is very important. Universities should be provided with financial support for patent applications. Foundation universities are at the forefront here, but state universities lag behind.”
Evaluating 'Turkey's patent Map Report' Prof. Dr. Haluk Selim said that Istanbul University, Istanbul Gelişim University and Istanbul Technical University are among the universities with the most patent applications. Drawing attention to the importance of the foundation university being the second in the patent application ranking, Selim said: “Financial support for patent applications is very important. Universities should be provided with financial support for patent applications. Foundation universities are at the forefront here, but state universities lag behind.”
In the 'Turkey's patent Map Report' prepared by Patent Effect published in April of the last year comprehensive information on the patent licensing competence of universities was also included. Istanbul University ranked first with 549 patents among the universities with the highest number of patent applications. Istanbul Gelişim University ranked second with 479 patents and Istanbul Technical University ranked third with 133 patents. Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Haluk Selim, who pointed out that there has been a 10 percent decrease in patent applications with the effect of the pandemic in the world, said: “Patent is a new invention or a new invention. Therefore, it is accepted as an indicator of very important studies. Financial support is very important for patent applications. IGU ranks second as the university that provided this financial support."
