Kastamonu University has completed its first patent licensing. The artificial intelligence-supported invention developed by Prof. Dr. Kemal Akyol and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Atila was licensed to HC Digital Health Technologies Industry Trade Limited Company under a non-exclusive licensing model.

With the licensing of the patent titled "Digital Help Desk: AI-Powered Multimodal Issue Reporting and Management System," to which our university holds the rights, the usage and commercialization rights of the technology developed at our university have been transferred to the private sector through licensing.  

The Licensing Process was Conducted under the Coordination of the TTO  

During the patent licensing process, the areas of application for the technology, its commercialization potential, and its applicability in different corporate structures were evaluated. The matching with the appropriate company, technical and commercial negotiations, and contract processes were carried out under the coordination of the Kastamonu University Technology Transfer Office (TTO).  

As part of the efforts to commercialize technology, a project application was also submitted to the TÜBİTAK 1702 Patent-Based Technology Transfer Support Call in partnership with our University and HC Digital Health Technologies Industry Trade Limited Company.  

Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hamdi Topal, stated in his evaluation of the patent licensing that one of the stages of the technology transfer process is the commercialization of knowledge produced and technologies developed in universities. 

Our Rector expressed his satisfaction with the realization of our University's first patent licensing and noted that efforts to connect inventions developed by academics with the private sector and to license different technologies will continue.