Strategic Exploitation Plan (D5.5)

2 D 5.5 Strategic Exploitation Plan Ref. Ares(2023)8665104 - 18/12/2023 D 5.5 Strategic Exploitation Plan DELIVERABLE TYPE Report MONTH AND DATE OF DELIVERABLE Month 6, 12/18/2023 WORK PACKAGE WP 5 LEADER APRE DISSEMINATION LEVEL Public AUTHORS Marco Regi Chiara Pocaterra Sara Silvi PROGRAMMA HORIZON EUROPE GRANT AGREEMENT 101111933 START Jun.2023 DURATION 24 Months 3 Contributors NAME ORGANISATION Marco regi APRE Chiara Pocaterra APRE Sara Silvi APRE Peer Reviews NAME ORGANISATION Marianna Franchino ENVI Daniela Martin IMI Marek Kruszewski RIGP Revision History The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union, neither the European Union Institutions and Bodies nor any person acting on their behalf. VERSION ORGANISATION REVIEWER MODIFICATIONS 0.1 05/11/2023 Marco Regi First version and draft document 0.2 21/11/2023 Marianna Franchino Modification and comments 0.3 28/11/2023 IMI and RIGP Modification and comments 0.4 31/12/2023 Marco Regi Update and remarks integration for the final doc version 0.5 15/12/2023 Marianna Franchino Final update and remarks integration 4 Index of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 2 IPR Management overview ...................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Results or Foreground (FG) ......................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Key Exploitable Results (KER) .................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Access Rights .................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.6 Protection of Results...................................................................................................................................... 11 2.6.1 Trademarks and Service Marks ................................................................................................................................ 12 2.6.2 Patents ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.6.3 Utility Models .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 2.6.4 Copyrights and Creative Commons License ........................................................................................................ 14 2.6.5 Trade Secrets ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.6.6 Confidentiality Agreements ....................................................................................................................................... 15 3 IPR management strategy ..................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1 Start of the Project.......................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.1 Grant Agreement (GA) ................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.2 Consortium Agreement (CA) ..................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.3 Definition of Background ............................................................................................................................................ 18 3.2 During Project Implementation ................................................................................................................. 18 3.2.1 Background identification .......................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.2 Results identification .................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.3 Ownership of Results .................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.4 Protection of Results .................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.5 Exploitation of Results ................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2.6 Dissemination of Results ............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.3 Post Project Stage ........................................................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Role of the Exploitation Manager .............................................................................................................. 22 3.5 Knowledge Management of the Project ................................................................................................. 23 3.6 IP Conflicts......................................................................................................................................................... 23 4 IPR MATRIX Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Identification of Background....................................................................................................................... 26 5 4.2 Identification of project Results ................................................................................................................. 27 4.3 Identification of Key Exploitable Results ................................................................................................ 27 5 HYPOP’S background, results and key exploitable results ....................................................................... 29 5.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 5.2 Results ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 5.3 Key Exploitable Results ................................................................................................................................. 35 6 Exploitation plan per each HYPOP Partner .................................................................................................... 40 7 Conclusions and next steps ................................................................................................................................... 44 8 References .................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Index of Tables Table 1 - Access Rights .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 2 - Protection Instruments of Results ............................................................................................................ 20 Table 3 - Structure of IPR Matrix ................................................................................................................................. 26 Table 4 - Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 Table 5 Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Table 6 - Key Exploitable Results ................................................................................................................................. 39 Index of Figures Figure 1 - HYPOP IPR Management Stages ............................................................................................................. 16 Figure 2 - IPR Matrix Background ............................................................................................................................... 26 Figure 3 - IPR Matrix Results ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Figure 4 - IPR Matrix Key Exploitable Results ......................................................................................................... 28 6 Partners short names ENVI Environment Park Spa IMI Institute For Methods Innovation IME Fundacion IMDEA Energia APRE Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea CNH2 Centro Nacional Del Hidrogeno RIGP Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza Pomorza CLUSTER TWEED Cluster Tweed BH2C Balkanski Vodoroden Klaster Abbrevations GA Grant Agreement CA Consortium Agreement BG Background data FG Foreground data R Results KER Key Exploitable Results IP Intellectual Property IPR Intellectual Property Right CC L Creative Commons License 7 Executive Summary Sound Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management is essential to enable the successful exploitation of HYPOP’s Results. Therefore, the consortium of HYPOP has great interest in managing innovation and IPR in the framework of the project, with a view to effectively paving the way for the exploitation and sustainability of its results following its completion. The current report presents the first version of the HYPOP’s Strategic Exploitation Plan, encompassing the project’s Innovation and IPR Management Strategy. This document sheds light on the key terms and procedures pertaining to the management and protection of intellectual property, lays down the main components of the relevant methodology which will be adopted throughout the project (IPR Matrix methodology) and describes the initial results of its implementation, in terms of Background IP and Key Exploitable Results (KER). Along these lines, an overview of HYPOP’s Key Exploitable Results as envisioned at this stage of the project is presented, along with the partners’ initial plans for their post-project exploitation. The report will be elaborated and updated at the end of the project, when all the services of the project have been developed and validated. With that in mind, the final version of the Strategic Exploitation Plan will be developed on M24. This final version will specifically describe the project’s KERs and their main exploitation routes, the target groups per project KER, the general terms of use of each KER and the relevant IPR provisions, the joint exploitation plans for the consortium as well as per individual project partner (or groups of partners), the means and procedures for the exploitation of the KERs and a roadmap to this end. However, considering the overall project’s objective to raise awareness and trust on the hydrogen technologies, the HYPOP exploitation strategy is based on the exploitation maximization of project’s results sharing in open or copyrights protection formats to reach the specific stakeholders in wider way, then accelerating the development of the European hydrogen economy. 8 1 Introduction The HYPOP partners are committed to producing results that will be sustainable after the project’s completion, all while ensuring that innovative ideas emerging from the project are fully investigated in terms of exploitation potential. To this end, HYPOP places great emphasis not only on managing the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the partners’ ideas and project results, but also on mapping out the expected uses and benefits of each HYPOP Key Exploitable Result (KER), with a view to effectively paving the way for smooth exploitation and sustainability of its results, following the completion of the project. With that in mind, the current document represents the first version of the HYPOP Strategic Exploitation Plan which will serve as the basis for the activities to be carried out in the framework of WP5 towards sound innovation management as well as towards exploitation and sustainability of the project’s results after the end of the project. The document is correlated to other deliverables of the project, that might influence the overall exploitation plan along the project and here reported: o D5.1 First Strategic Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan o D5.4 Networking with other projects and initiatives Report o Final Progress Report This initial version of HYPOP Strategic Exploitation Plan comprises 8 chapters, as follows: • Chapter 1 provides introductory information about the context in which this report has been elaborated, its relation to other project activities, as well as to its structure. • Chapter 2 clarifies key terms pertaining to IPR management, defines the underlying objectives in the framework of the project and offers an overview of intellectual property protection instruments that could be employed. • Chapter 3 outlines the Innovation and IPR management strategy and its underlying stages in the context of HYPOP and describes the methodology to be adopted in this respect. • Chapter 4 introduces the IPR Matrix and explains the procedures followed to identify the HYPOP background IP and Results as well as the project’s key exploitable results, as perceived at this stage of the project. • Chapter 5 offers a preliminary overview of the background IP and Results of project partners and the project’s key exploitable results, as identified at this stage of the project. • Chapter 6 describes the exploitation plans per each Partner • Chapter 7 Conclusion and next steps. The HYPOP Strategic Exploitation Plan – Strategy will be updated and further elaborated, according to the project’s progress. More specific, its updated and final version is expected at the end of the project (M24) and will include the final description and owners of the project’s Key Exploitable Results as well as their plans regarding IP protection and valorization, which are expected to facilitate exploitation after the end of the project. 9 2 IPR Management overview The following subsections aim to set the objectives of the IPR management strategy as well as to clarify the main terms concerning the key elements of IPR management, which represent the principal aspects of the IPR management procedures of the project. 2.1 Objectives HYPOP’s IPR management objectives embrace the need to protect project’s KERs in order to handle and manage efficiently all the outcomes that will stem during the project’s life span with a view to ensuring the exploitation and dissemination of HYPOP’s Key Exploitable Results. To this end, the main objectives of the HYPOP’s Innovation and IPR Management Strategy are the following: • Define and describe the IPR management methodology to be followed within the context of HYPOP during the project; • Identify the Results that will emerge from the activities foreseen within the lifecycle of the project thus determining a Results’ portfolio from the initial stages of the project; • Develop a collective understanding among HYPOP’s partners, concerning key terms and issues revolving around the background IP and Results and respective access rights; • Assess and conceptualize a preliminary framework of the IP protection that will be employed for each identified key exploitable result of HYPOP; • Monitor, identify and eventually resolve any conflicts that may arise in terms of IP within the consortium and beyond if applicable; • Establish common guiding routes and actions within the consortium to safeguard the smooth operation of the IPR strategies to be implemented. • In general, the key concepts to consider for designing the Innovation and IPR management strategy of Horizon Europe projects are the following 1 : o Background o Results o Key Exploitable Results o Dissemination o Access rights Therefore, the following subsections aim to clarify the main terms concerning the key elements of IPR management, which represent key aspects of the IPR management procedures of the project. 1 European Commission, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, Your guide to Intellectual Property Management in Horizon Europe, Publications Office, 2022 16 3 IPR management strategy Under the frame of HYPOP, key IP and innovation management will be employed, with a view to setting a common understanding concerning the background, results, ownership (including joint ownership), access and usage rights, dissemination and exploitation during and after the project development. In this respect, the HYPOP IPR management strategy applies a comprehensive framework which separates the IP management processes of the project in the following stages: • Start of the Project • During Project Implementation • After Project End In this respect, the following figure illustrates the IPR management stages, as considered within HYPOP. More details about these stages are shown below. Figure 1 - HYPOP IPR Management Stages 3.1 Start of the Project Both the Grant Agreement and the Consortium Agreement constitute documents which include a description of several issues related to IPR. Their unique provisions represent a reference point for 17 IPR issues within the project partners. In this respect, any further advancements regarding IPR actions to be put in place by project partners will be facilitated under the underlying provisions. 3.1.1 Grant Agreement (GA) The Grant Agreement constitutes a contract which sets out the key rules and conditions of the project and is conducted between the EC and the HYPOP partners. It represents the main contractual basis for HYPOP while its main points and sections referring to IPR are included in Section 2 “Specific Rules for carrying out the Action” 19 . Under this scheme, the management of the HYPOP IP is regulated, whereas access rights and obligations related to the background are set. In addition, the GA defines issues concerning the ownership and protection of the project’s generated results, as well as their exploitation and dissemination. Finally, transferability and access rights to results are also defined in the HYPOP GA. 3.1.2 Consortium Agreement (CA) The Consortium Agreement constitutes a contract among the partners of HYPOP consortium which aims to define rights and obligations within the partnership for the purposes of conducting the project’s foreseen actions and activities 20 . The CA minimizes the probability of later disputes as it provides rules and responsibilities during the project as well as defines the access rights to be granted to the partners concerning the project. In addition, rights and responsibilities are outlined among the consortium members concerning issues of the IP. The HYPOP Consortium Agreement main points and sections referring to IPR are contained in: • Section 8 “Results”, that sets out provisions on ownership and joint ownership of results, as well as on their transfer and dissemination • Section 9 “Access Rights”, which clarifies the access rights governing principles along with the access rights for the exploitation and dissemination purposes. It also states specific provisions for access rights to the software • Attachment 1 “Background included” that presents the initial list of usable background IP. 19 See Article 18 and Annex 5 of the HYPOP Grant Agreement 20 See Section 2 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement 18 3.1.3 Definition of Background At the start of the project, all project partners must identify the background that is pertinent for the project actions and grant access rights to this IP, in principle 21 . The background of a project can be identified and agreed within the consortium agreement, after the internal evaluation of pre-existing knowledge, considering two main aspects: • Identification of background: Naming of the background IP that each project partner provides to the consortium, and which are imperative for successful implementation and exploitation of the project actions • Definition of Access Rights: Clarification of the rights to use knowledge under the terms and conditions agreed within the consortium and in align with the underlying background rules and obligations set by the EC in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the project. 3.2 During Project Implementation During the implementation stage of the project, IP handling procedures are foreseen to be applied among the HYPOP partners to properly organize results management of the project. In this respect, as the project evolves, the focus will be on project results identification, ownership, access rights, and protection of results, as well as exploitation. HYPOP IPR management emphasizes the establishment of robust handling procedures of IPR issues that are of strategic importance to the project to facilitate exploitation of its results. Therefore, partners should focus on two different points: • Providing access rights to their knowledge for other partners to carry out their work on the project • Establishing early result identification procedures with a view to protecting, disseminating, and exploiting the project’s key exploitable results, all while fostering long-term cooperation among partners and efficient project management. In this respect, key IP related issues in the HYPOP implementation phase include: 21 See Attachment 1 in the Consortium Agreement for a detailed description of the HYPOP background and the access rights granted in principle for the consortium. 19 3.2.1 Background identification During the project implementation stage, it is imperative to identify the relevant Background items, if any, complementary to those outlined in the Consortium Agreement. To this end, any partner may add additional Background to Attachment 1 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement during the project, provided they give written notice to other partners. However, in case that a partner wishes to modify or withdraw its Background in Attachment 1, approval of the General Assembly will be needed according to the Consortium Agreement provisions 22 . 3.2.2 Results identification A core process of the HYPOP IP management is the project results’ identification with a view to creating a concrete mapping of the project’s results and enhancing the HYPOP IP portfolio. Therefore, all valuable IP within the project must be identified, listed, named, described and analyzed in a systematic way. 3.2.3 Ownership of Results The Grant Agreement of HYPOP establishes that the results of the project are owned by the partner(s) that generates them. Given the collaborative nature of the project, an individual result can be jointly developed by two or more partners and its joint ownership is subject to the agreement on the allocation and terms of the exercise of their joint ownership 23 . Although regulations concerning the frame of joint ownership are embedded in the HYPOP Consortium Agreement 24 , partners may establish during the project implementation a separate joint ownership agreement in order to define the allocation and terms of exercising their ownership. Moreover, according to the Europe Horizon reporting template, HYPOP partners are requested to prepare a Results Ownership List to clarify ownership of project results and to facilitate the process for exploitation of these by project partners and, where relevant, third parties. As a minimum, the list should include details of whether the result has single or joint ownership, the name of the owner(s), the country of establishment of the owner(s) and whether the results will be exploited by the owner(s). The Results Ownership List will be prepared and included in the final version of Exploitation Plan as well as in the Final Periodic Report, where the ownership of projects results will be fully defined amongst HYPOP partners. 22 See Section 9 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement 23 See Article 16 and Annex 5 of the HYPOP Grant Agreement 24 See Paragraph 8.2 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement 20 3.2.4 Protection of Results Effective exploitation of the innovative concepts and KERs developed under the frame of HYPOP depends on the protection of the project’s results. Consortium partners are bound by the terms of their grants and must adequately protect their results, for an appropriate period and with appropriate territorial coverage, if 25 : • The project’s results can be expected to be commercially or industrially exploited and, • Protecting them is possible and justified (given the circumstances) In this respect, when considering IP protection HYPOP partners must consider their own legitimate interests, including the prospects for commercial exploitation, along with the legitimate interests of the whole consortium and any other legitimate interests. The table that follows illustrates the different protection instruments that can be applied to a variety of subjects. Subject Matter Patent Utility Model Copyright Trademark Confidential Information Invention X X X Software X* X X X Scientific Article X Technology Design X X Name of Technology X Know How X X X Website X X X *Software patentability is still a debated issue given its exclusion as subject matter as by Article 52(2)(c) and (3) of the European Patent Convention (EPC). Source: IPR Helpdesk. Table 2 - Protection Instruments of Results 3.2.5 Exploitation of Results The identified Key Exploitable Results of HYPOP will be exploited as foreseen within the HYPOP Grant Agreement 26 . Particularly, consortium partners should be fully aware that they must, up to four years after project completion, use their best efforts to ensure exploitation of their results, either directly or indirectly by another entity, through transfer or licensing. If, despite the best effort for exploitation, no uptake happens within the following year after the end of the project, the partners must use the Horizon Results Platform to make exploitable results visible to 25 See Article 16 and Annex 5 of the HYPOP Grant Agreement 26 See Article 16 and Annex 5 of the HYPOP Grant Agreement 21 potential interested entities, unless obligation is waived, which is free and part of the Funding & Tenders Portal. To this end, the HYPOP consortium will seek exploitation opportunities of the project’s results in (i) further research activities (outside the action), (ii) developing, creating or marketing a product or process, (iii) creating and providing a service, (iv) using them in standardization activities or other use scenarios such as to inform policy or for educational purposes. Hence, exploitation is by no means limited to commercial exploitation 27 . In parallel to the successive phases of IP identification, determination of claims for ownership and exploitation as well as the definition of IP protection measures, further actions will run, including: • Outlining of potential exploitation routes anticipated for each of HYPOP’s KERs beyond the end of the project • Elaboration of the HYPOP Exploitation Plan to serve as the road map for the roll-out of the exploitable results of the project after the end of the Grant. 3.2.6 Dissemination of Results HYPOP partners are set to select the appropriate means for dissemination of project results (e.g., scientific publications, publication on web sites, conferences, etc.), according to the conditions set forth in the CA and in other specific confidentiality agreements that might arise in order to maintain confidentiality during and after the end of the project 28 . Additionally, partners must disseminate their results as soon as they are feasible by using publicly available formats in accordance with any restrictions due to IP protection, security rules or legitimate interests and the provisions of GA 29 . Along with that, the Open Science approach will be followed by partners, which focuses on spreading knowledge as soon as it is available using digital and collaborative technology. Considering that, HYPOP partners have been invited to make their scientific publications available as Open Access publications, and grant access as open as possible and as closed as necessary 30 . It must be noted that all partners should be aware that they first ensure the protection of a project’s exploitable result and then proceed to dissemination actions of this or any other underlying result. 27 European Commission, Your guide to IP management in Horizon Europe, p.20 28 See Paragraph 8.4 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement 29 See Article 17 and Annex 5 of the HYPOP Grant Agreement 30 European Commission, Your guide to IP management in Horizon Europe, p.19 22 3.3 Post Project Stage At the project’s conclusion, the final version of the Strategic Exploitation Plan will be submitted, outlining the use that HYPOP consortium intends to make of its Key Exploitable Results and the related plans and time frame for their exploitation. The plan will describe the further activities that need to be implemented to ensure the use and long-term sustainability of HYPOP Key Exploitable Results. In addition, it will include the final findings concerning IP issues, as well as the final update of the IPR Matrix (See Section 4), detailing the intellectual property rights applied and registered. This deliverable, therefore, will envisage the final strategy of the consortium as shaped at the end of the project for exploitation, management of intellectual property rights and sustainability, including also any selected commercialization pathways if applicable. At this final stage of the project, consortium partners will employ some basic actions, aiming to ensure the sound post-project management of the innovation and exploitation processes. Typically, they will: • Explore exploitation strategies and pathways, either joint or not, and agree on the most suitable ones • Look at IP ownership arrangements and related responsibilities, including the definition of relative contributions of joint-owners, and • Weigh potential (licensing) agreement and renumeration options linked to the use of IP resulting from the project and options for renumeration. On the other hand, there will be follow-up by the EC on partners’ progress, needs and obstacles on their path towards exploitation two years after the end of the project. Under this frame, HYPOP partners will be called to complete a structured Questionnaire to report on their exploitation state. 3.4 Role of the Exploitation Manager The Exploitation Manager (EM) is responsible for defining the project’s Innovation and IPR Management Strategy, preparing the respective reports and ensuring that innovative ideas which arise during the project will be thoroughly examined and assessed for potential exploitation, while at the same time all background intellectual property and results of the project is managed. To this end, the EM will be in close communication with the Project Coordinator and the General Assembly to ensure continuous feedback from escalating project activities from the start until the project completion. The Exploitation Manager (EM) will be identified from the HYPOP Partners with a dedicated survey by the end of the first year of project (M12). 23 The Exploitation Manager will be responsible for the organization and management issues of the HYPOP IPR strategy implementation. It is considered good practice for a partner to inform and consult the EM accordingly before deciding whether to protect the results stemming from its underlying activities or not – particularly if the partner is considering a potential joint IP scheme. Finally, the EM also assumes a mediation role in case of IP conflicts (see Section 3.6), monitors project activities and feeds the development of the subsequent versions of this report. 3.5 Knowledge Management of the Project The management of the IP constitutes an integral part of the overall HYPOP project management structure and thus it is important to establish a permanent IP monitoring scheme during the project. In this respect, an efficient IPR management methodology should define, from the early stages of the project, the procedures under which newly generated/ identified results will be handled within the lifespan of HYPOP. Efficient management of IP in HYPOP will be achieved through adopting a process able to identify IP results as well as to determine their adequate handling and protection. In this respect, it is essential to establish mechanisms that will guarantee that IP information is dependable and timely captured. Should WP Leaders identify a new result that will be generated under their respective WP activities, the Exploitation Manager must be informed accordingly. The HYPOP EM constitutes the party that will organize the screening and the management of any newly identified results and their corresponding IP issues that arise during the project’s lifespan. The EM will direct the consortium partners to establish the most adequate and efficient IPR strategy based on the nature of the newly identified result and the purposes of the HYPOP consortium concerning the exploitation of this result. To facilitate this process, the HYPOP IPR management strategy foresees creating and updating a living IPR Matrix (See section 4) to be revised and extended with new pieces of project results as the project’s implementation advances. 3.6 IP Conflicts To proactively avoid IP conflicts, project partners will be well-informed about IP rules and guided through the exploitation process with the help of the EM and the IPR Matrix. In this respect, partners will identify their IPR results, formulate their ownership and exploitation claims and if deemed necessary, transfer any relevant results to HYPOP’s key exploitable results according to the principal rights and obligations defined in the Consortium Agreement of HYPOP (Section 8 of HYPOP CA). The Exploitation Manager will provide assistance for the following indicative (and not exclusive) issues: 24 • Is there a possible misunderstanding about the definition of the exploitable result and therefore of the object of claims? • Are there exploitation claims that should be further specified so that the partners can check the compatibility of their claims? • Are the foreseen exploitation claims compatible with the ownership claims of the partners (related issue of access rights)? • Are there any confidentiality issues e.g., new knowledge of strategic importance for a partner and consequently the need for a confidential agreement? Are there any possible IP conflicts between the partners, both related to ownership and the related need for access rights and to exploitation claims? In terms of IP conflict, the Exploitation Manager will encourage conflicting parties to get in contact and proactively find solutions, making written agreements whenever necessary. In case no agreement is achieved, the internal mediation process will be kicked off following the provisions of section 11.8 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement. In case the IP issues remain unresolved after this first mediation procedure, further mediation processes will be applied according to the HYPOP CA provisions (See Section 11.8 of the HYPOP Consortium Agreement). 25 4 IPR MATRIX Methodology The HYPOP IPR management approach foresees the utilization of an IPR Matrix to define the main IPR issues concerning the HYPOP Innovation and IPR Management Strategy. This approach will support all partners in identifying and managing the background knowledge, the results and key exploitable results of the project in order to have a full overview about IP protection and necessary agreements to enable successful exploitation. The IPR Matrix methodology is comprised of 4 distinct but interconnected steps, as follows: • Step 1: Addition of new Background and definition of access rights among partners within the project according to the CA processes 31 , complementary to the identified BG 32 in the HYPOP CA at the start of the project • Step 2: Identification of the planned results under the HYPOP activities • Step 3: Identification of the project’s key exploitable results (as defined at this early stage of the project) and the partners contributing to each one along with their corresponding interest for their exploitation • Step 4: Definition of a preliminary framework of IPR protection for the defined HYPOP results, which will enhance their further exploitation. At this early stage of the project, the objective of the Strategic Exploitation Plan of HYPOP is to define the Key Exploitable Results on the one hand and identify, to the extent possible, the BG and results of the project along with their corresponding access rights on the other hand. During the later stages of the project’s implementation, the Strategic Exploitation Plan will be updated accordingly, in order to capture and integrate the evolvement of the identified results and IPR approach of the project. In particular, the identification of KER would yield the need to establish an ownership regime among project partners for each one of the KER. In addition, rules and conditions to get access to KER need also to be considered. Finally, the selection of the IPR to be employed in each case will follow. Under this framework, the structure of the IPR Matrix that will be used throughout the duration of the project is summarized below. Background (BG) Results (R) Key Exploitable Results (KER) • BG# • Partner’s Background • Short description of BG • Type of protection • R# • Project Result • Related WP • Contributing partners • KER# • Key Exploitable Result • Main partner 31 See Paragraph 9.1.2 of HYPOP Consortium Agreement. 32 See Attachment 1 of HYPOP Consortium Agreement. 32 WP # Project result (R)/ Achievement Specific project result Main Partner(s) Contributing partner(s) Related BG number R number Type of protection Conditions to use within HYPOP Interest in Further Exploitation of Project Results Conditions to use after the end of project 4 4.1 S -LCA methodology and indicators tailored for decision makers and stakeholders on H2 technologies Indicators to involve policy and decision makers in the co creation and stakeholders engagements IME R 4.1.1 CC License No specific conditions Yes No specific conditions 4 4.2 Co-creation workshops for the stakeholders engagement Co-creation workshops for the stakeholders engagement and transfer of the results from WP2 B2HC CNH2, ENVI, TWEED, RIGP, APRE R 4.2.1 CC License No specific conditions Yes No specific conditions 4 4.3 Stakeholders’s requirements guidelines Guidelines and good practices for permitting, authorities, first responders and certification bodies with the results coming by the workshops (Task 4.2). B2HC CNH2, ENVI, TWEED, RIGP R 4.3.1 4 4.4 Final synthesis guide for evidence-based public engagement about hydrogen technologies A set of concrete recommendations for HYPOP’s stakeholders and for citizens at European and local/regional level to boost trust and awareness on hydrogen ENVI CNH2, BH2C, TWEED, RIGP, IMI R 4.4.1 CC License No specific conditions No No specific conditions 33 WP # Project result (R)/ Achievement Specific project result Main Partner(s) Contributing partner(s) Related BG number R number Type of protection Conditions to use within HYPOP Interest in Further Exploitation of Project Results Conditions to use after the end of project technologies and their systemic benefits. Final guidelines toolkit in a userfriendly communication guide. 5 5.2 HYPOP website A web multifunctional tool that will provide the stakeholders with tailored information, best practices, guidelines APRE All R 5.2.1 Open No specific conditions Yes No specific conditions 5 5.2 Graphic and informative materials: videos, infographics Informative materials and tools to raise awareness on the benefits of hydrogen, tackle misperception and build social acceptance for Hydrogen technologies. APRE All R 5.2.2 CC License No specific conditions Yes No specific conditions 5 5.3 Support the project’s engagement activities by reaching out target groups and promoting the initiatives Involves a broad and balanced audience including all possible social categories interested to the Hydrogen Technologies APRE All BG 1 R 5.3.1 CC License No specific conditions Yes No specific conditions 34 WP # Project result (R)/ Achievement Specific project result Main Partner(s) Contributing partner(s) Related BG number R number Type of protection Conditions to use within HYPOP Interest in Further Exploitation of Project Results Conditions to use after the end of project 5 5.4 Stakeholder database A database with stakeholders/synergic projects at local, national and European level working on hydrogen technologies development and implementation from different point of views (technical, decision making). ENVI All R 5.4.1 CC License No specific conditions Yes No specific conditions All the activities described in the above table will be performed in full agreement with the GDPR regulamentation and to the HYPOP Project’s Privacy Policy Table 5 Results 35 5.3 Key Exploitable Results KER# Key Exploitable Result Short desciption of KER Main partner (s) Contributing Partner(s) Related R number Related BG number KER Owner(s) Potential IP protection M U L S O Most promising concerning M-U-L-S-O (which exploitation path is most promising by the proposed owner) 1 Stakeholder database A database with stakeholders/syn ergic projects at local, national and European level working on hydrogen technologies development and implementation from different point of views (technical, decision making). ENVI All R 5.4.1 CC License X U 2 HYPOP website A web multifunctional tool that will provide the stakeholders with tailored information, best practices, guidelines APRE All R 5.2.1 Open X X U 36 KER# Key Exploitable Result Short desciption of KER Main partner (s) Contributing Partner(s) Related R number Related BG number KER Owner(s) Potential IP protection M U L S O Most promising concerning M-U-L-S-O (which exploitation path is most promising by the proposed owner) 3 Final synthesis guide for evidence-based public engagement about hydrogen technologies A set of concrete recommendations for HYPOP’s stakeholders and for citizens at European and local/regional level to boost trust and awareness on hydrogen technologies and their systemic benefits. Final guidelines toolkit in a user-friendly communication guide. ENVI CNH2, BH2C, TWEED, RIGP, IMI R 4.4.1 CC License X U 37 KER# Key Exploitable Result Short desciption of KER Main partner (s) Contributing Partner(s) Related R number Related BG number KER Owner(s) Potential IP protection M U L S O Most promising concerning M-U-L-S-O (which exploitation path is most promising by the proposed owner) 4 Public Information Strategy Understanding public opinion determinants on the FCH tech in media channels and develop a specific public information strategy IMI All R 1.4.1 CC License X U 5 Graphic and informative materials: videos, infographics Informative materials and tools to raise awareness on the benefits of hydrogen, tackle misperception and build social acceptance for Hydrogen technologies. APRE All R 5.2.1 CC License X U 38 KER# Key Exploitable Result Short desciption of KER Main partner (s) Contributing Partner(s) Related R number Related BG number KER Owner(s) Potential IP protection M U L S O Most promising concerning M-U-L-S-O (which exploitation path is most promising by the proposed owner) 6 Stakeholders’s requirements guidelines Guidelines and good practices for permitting, authorities, first responders and certification bodies with the results coming by the workshops (Task 4.2). B2HC CNH2, ENVI, TWEED, RIGP R 4.3.1 CC License X U 7 Secondary analysis on hydrogen Public Opinion Survey Conduct a secondary analysis of the previously conducted Public Opinion Survey to evaluate hydrogen public opinion IMI R 1.2.1 CC License X U 8 S -LCA methodology and indicators for citizens engagement and awareness on H2 technologies S -LCA methodology for engagement of Hydrogen Technologies players (citizens, IME R 3.1.1 CC License X U 39 KER# Key Exploitable Result Short desciption of KER Main partner (s) Contributing Partner(s) Related R number Related BG number KER Owner(s) Potential IP protection M U L S O Most promising concerning M-U-L-S-O (which exploitation path is most promising by the proposed owner) researches, SME, etc.) 9 S -LCA methodology and indicators tailored for decision makers and stakeholders on H2 technologies Indicators to involve policy and decision makers in the co creation and stakeholders engagements IME R 4.1.1 CC License X U All the activities described in the above table will be performed in full agreement with the GDPR regulamentation and to the HYPOP Project’s Privacy Policy Table 6 - Key Exploitable Results 40 6 Exploitation plan per each HYPOP Partner In this section, HYPOP partners have been consulted to define a preliminary Individual Exploitation Plan, considering Results and Key Exploitable Results previously identified. Each Individual Exploitation Plan will be further updated by the end of the project, as planned. Tables below reports the following information per each partner: o Expected benefits from KER exploiting o Individual KER's Exploitation Plans Partner Name APRE Expected benefits from KER exploiting Create a dedicated high technologies network for potential participation to future HE Calls Create a continuous dialogue between the principal European players in high and innovative technologies. In particular with researcher, policy maker, industries, SME and Universities Increase the Italian’s Hydrogen Technologies awareness and knowledge Engagement of Local and European potential stakeholders Individual KER's Exploitation Plans Specific activities to reach the above benefits • Use of the social media (Website, YouTube, X, Facebook etc.) • Video and infographics dedicated materials • Workshop and International Conference participation • Networking with similar funded and running Hydrogen HE Projects • Define best practices and rules for Hydrogen acceptance and awareness Partner Name CNH2 Expected benefits from KER exploiting Broadening the hydrogen community and enhancing the communication with other partner and stakeholders, creating synergies and preventing previous mistakes or barriers. Helping the development of hydrogen technologies thanks to a wider knowledge of the different barriers and requirements. Facilitating the spread of hydrogen technologies concepts thanks to the availability of updated and attracting contents (videos, inforgraphis, etc) and the knowledge of the public awareness. Individual KER's Exploitation Plans Use of the graphic and informative materials in our dissemination activities Consider the barriers exposed by other partners and stakeholders in the projects that we participate in. 41 Partner Name IME Expected benefits from KER exploiting Science-based support to sound decision-making processes towards social responsibility in hydrogen-related systems, thereby facilitating the engagement of general society, policy-makers, and other stakeholders. Individual KER's Exploitation Plans Delivery of the S-LCA material (KER #8) as public HYPOP deliverables, concerning both the methodology (D4.1) and the case studies (D3.1). Expected use of the proposed methodology to support the social assessment of hydrogen-related systems. Partner Name IMI Expected benefits from KER exploiting By analysing existing survey data, we will gain a baseline understanding of the public opinion regarding H2 implementation in EU countries in terms of technology understanding and acceptance. Secondary data analysis is instrumental in achieving a more robust angle on the original research. This will inform the development of public engagement co-creation workshops planned for WP3. Individual KER's Exploitation Plans IMI is particularly interested in the public awareness of hydrogen fuel cell technologies in Europe. By analysing current research and conducting further public engagement activities, we hope to increase the public's level of awareness of these technologies. The evidence-based public engagement events we have planned, could also inform other projects' operations and public engagement methodologies. Partner Name RIGP Expected benefits from KER exploiting A set of concrete recommendations for HYPOP’s stakeholders at European and local/regional level to ensure the valorisation of the activities in Hydrogen Technologies sector. Specific guideline will developed for each target typology (citizen, stakeholders, etc.) Individual KER's Exploitation Plans Clear guidance for stakeholders, especially members of the Cluster of Hydrogen Technologies, on safety and certification and support to obtain permits and authorizations for installing hydrogen technologies in support the development and installation of hydrogen technologies Partner Name ENVI Expected benefits from KER exploiting As Technology Park for enviroment and cluster manager, ENVI aims to strenght its contacts' network at national/European levels to enhance partnership and innovation transfer in its territory. ENVI also contributes to the Regional Hydrogen Strategy, therefore it aims to improve the dialogue with the public authorities for a responsible hydrogen technologies implementation process and with the citizens as aware final users. Important efforts are also planned in the facilitation and implementation process of permitting, safety and certification procedures in hydrogen prototype/technologies installation phase. Overall, ENVI expects to improve the conditions for an effective hydrogen technologies deployment at territorial level and for the improvement of the hydrogen economy.