Patents are a legal instrument that protects the results of innovative research and gives the owner the right to exclude third parties from producing, commercialising and importing the invention. Registration of a patent provides legal protection of know-how, scientific discoveries, and technological solutions resulting from long and expensive research. For the University, the use of patent protection is also a way

• to valorise research results also through business initiatives that allow their commercial exploitation
• to facilitate and develop interaction between academia and industry
• to publicise the level of excellence realised in its activities

For further details, see the website: https://www.units.it/en/business/intellectual-property