One of the main objectives of CTTC is to promote the technological innovation. After more than 10 years of Research and Development (R&D) activities, this objective has been achieved by starting an IPR (Intellectual Property Right) Portfolio based on trade marks and patent applications. In particular, CTTC has registered six trade marks and has submitted 20 family patents to national and international offices (two of them, due to the integration of Geomatics into the CTTC, have been transferred to the CTTC).
As for the Trade Marks, CTTC registered the following: ADRENALINE Testbed®, EXTREME Testbed®, GEDOMIS®, DEMOCLES ®, ULAND ®. A more detailed description can be found at the TESTBEDS and prototypes section.
In addition, during the year 2014, the Trade Mark, relating to the software GNSS SDR has been registered.
With respect to the patents, CTTC has published 20 family Patents: 16 of them internationally published and 15 of them already awarded (Europe, United States, Japan, HK, China).