Patent Policy
IFP Energies nouvelles' position on national and international patent-filing rankings mirrors its innovative drive and efforts to spur industrial applications.
179 new patents were filed in 2010 by IFP Energies nouvelles, including 98 in the field of NETs - 1,134 patent rights were also created internationally.
Protecting property from the start of every research project
Protecting scientific and technological property is one of the cornerstones of IFP Energies nouvelles's research policy. Industrial-property experts work on every research project it undertakes. They work side by side with researchers, mapping out feasible industrial-outset options, from the start. Focusing simultaneously on both aspects of a project – research and applications – enables IFP Energies nouvelles to harness technological breakthroughs with partner industrial firms.
