The Inventor Support programme at TU Dresden aims to provide material and non-material support to TU Dresden researchers to ensure the rapid conversion of their ideas into intellectual property rights in order to harness the innovative potential at TU Dresden for commercial exploitation and development in companies.

The PIZ Dresden^® supports the entire process of research from idea to exploitation with special services in close cooperation with other colleagues of the Center of Excellence for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship (TUD|excite).

Identification of research topics

• Worldwide searches regarding the state of the art and the novelty of the idea
• Identification of suitable research area unencumbered by intellectual property rights

Active research phase

• Identification of new intellectual property rights in specific cycles
• Survey the marketplace
• Monitor competitors

Exploitation phase                   

• Identification of infringements of intellectual property rights

Services offered by PIZ of Dresden for TUD employees

• Information on intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, utility models and designs)
• Support in the planning and completion of your individual searches
  -> Application form
• Development of search strategies
• Research-accompanying commissioned searches -> Application form
• Provision of  commercial databases for your individual searches in the PIZ search room
• initial consultation for inventors by a patent attorney
• Seminar series "The path to successful intellectual property rights applications"

Helpful links

Every independent inventor can take advantage of a half-hour free initial consultation with a patent attorney on all questions concerning IP rights. These consultations are arranged by the Patent Information Centre and take place by telephone every Thursday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. until further notice. Pre-registration by telephone or in person is required!