Directory of patent information centres (PATLIB)

PATLIB Centre Eskişehir

Host organisation:	Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversity
Name of centre:	Technological Research Center (TEKAM)
PO box:
PO box address:
Street:	Meşelik||TR
Postcode / Town:	26480 Eskişehir
Country:	Turkey
Website:	http://tekam.ogu.edu.tr/
Telephone number:	0090 222 239 74 23
Fax:	0090 222 239 36 13
e-mail:	tekam@ogu.edu.tr
Opening hours:	Monday: 08:00 - 17:00 Tuesday: 08:00 - 17:00 Wednesday: 08:00 - 17:00 Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00 Friday: 08:00 - 17:00

IP rights covered
Designs
Patents
Trade marks
Utility models
Notes Integrated circuit topography, geographical indications

Services
Public reading room	The reading room provides the public with access to national, European and international IP documentation so that they can perform their own searches. PATLIB staff advises the public how to search and how to retrieve relevant documents. Visitors may search IP databases free-of-charge using the workstations provided.
Provision of intellectual property documentation	The PATLIB centre provides copies of IP documents (paper and electronic documents)
Helpdesk services	The PATLIB centre provides information on IP procedures, different kinds of IP rights, the requirements for filing an IP application, fees, search possibilities, etc. Legal advice is not included in this service.
User training	The PATLIB centre organises training sessions (seminars, workshops) concerning IP rights, databases, search techniques and other IP related issues.
Lecturer services	The experts from the PATLIB centre give lectures during IP training events or in the framework of IP related university curricula.
Assessment of the economic potential of an invention	With the help of respective software tools, the PATLIB centre assists in assessing the economic potential of inventions, detecting potential risks and analysing the market situation.
Commercialisation of IP rights	The PATLIB centre assists in the commercialisation of IP rights. Activities in this respect may be establishing contacts with potential licensees, licensers and co-operation partners, preparing "invention briefs" and publicising innovations in respective databases.
IP strategy development	With this service PATLIB centres assist their clients in developing and implementing their IP strategies, e.g. what to protect, where and how, with whom to co-operate, etc.