Knowledge

The patenting of inventions can contribute to their actual use, since entrepreneurs know they are protected by the rights offered by the patent at the time of market introduction.That is why ECN has its own actively managed patent portfolio. Aside from patents the intellectual property of ECN comprises knowhow of trade secrets, software, industrial design, trademarks and domain names.

Products containing ECN technology will receive the ECN Inside logo. 

The use of ECN knowledge and technology can be agreed upon contractually in different ways: as contract research and through licensing. ECN ensures strict confidentiality in relation to the applications by industrial partners.