This is the unit responsible for the processes of protecting, managing and commercializing innovative ideas developed at universities and research institutions. The unit ensures that innovations are legally secured by protecting the inventions of academics and researchers through intellectual property rights such as patents, utility models and design registrations. It also determines the strategic steps required for these innovations to be transferred to industry, licensed and brought to market. In order to turn research results into economic value, the unit develops collaborations with industry and works to establish connections with potential investors and business partners. Preparing and managing patent applications, protecting intellectual property rights, concluding licensing agreements and providing the necessary legal and technical consultancy throughout these processes are among the unit's main duties.