INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: EU LEGISLATION

Workshop on the key role of patents in the transfer of knowledge in the knowledge-based economy

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Serbia

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Intellectual Property Office

Terazije street 23, II floorBelgrade, Republic of Serbia

30 October 2012, 10.00 am

Rebeka Rudolf, - Assist. Prof., Ph.D. development manegar and leader of research group Zlatarna Celje d.d.

Slovenia- Senior researcher on Institute of Materials Technology – University of Maribor, Faculty of

Mechanical Engineering

Innovation and knowledge transfer: EU legislation

The aim of presentation:

1. Strategy EU 2020

2. Framework for the European Research Area

3. Innovation Union

Example: own experiences within firm Zlatarna Celje d.d.

1. Strategy EU 2020

- create the conditions for a more competitive economy with higher employment;

- is about delivering growth that is: smart, through more effective investments in education, research and innovation; sustainable, thanks to a decisive move towards a low-carbon economy; and inclusive, with a strong emphasis on job creation and poverty reduction;

- the strategy is focused on five ambitious goals in the areas of employment, innovation, education, poverty reduction and climate/energy.

1. Strategy EU 2020

Smart growth means improving the EU's performance in:

education (encouraging people to learn, study and update their skills)

research/innovation (creating new products/services that generate growth and jobs and help address social challenges)

digital society (using information and communication technologies)

EU targets for smart growth include:

1. combined public and private investment levels to reach 3% of EU's GDP as well as better conditions for R&D and Innovation

2. 75% employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 by 2020– achieved by getting more people into work, especially women, the young, older and low-skilled people and legal migrants

3. better educational attainment – in particular:– reducing school drop-out rates below 10%– at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds with third level education(or equivalent)

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How will the EU boost smart growth?Through 3 flagship initiatives:1. Digital agenda for Europe

Creating a single digital market based on fast/ultrafast internet and interoperable applications:

by 2013: broadband access for allby 2020: access for all to much higher internet speeds (30 Mbps or above)by 2020: 50% or more of European households with internet connections above 100 Mbps.

2. Innovation Union refocusing R&D and innovation policy on major challenges for our society like climate change, energy and resource efficiency, health and demographic changestrengthening every link in the innovation chain, from 'blue sky' research to commercialization

3. Youth on the movehelping students and trainees study abroadequipping young people better for the job marketenhancing the performance/international attractiveness of Europe's universitiesimproving all levels of education and training (academic excellence, equal opportunities)

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Why does Europe need smart growth?Europe's lower growth than its main competitors is largely due to a productivity gap caused in part by:lower levels of investment in R&D and innovationinsufficient use of information/communications technologiesdifficult access to innovation in some sections of society

Education/trainingSome 25% of European school children have poor reading skillsToo many young people leave education/training without qualificationsNumbers attaining medium-level qualifications are better, but the qualifications often fail to match labour market needsUnder 30% of Europeans aged 25-34 have a university degree (40% in the US, over 50% in Japan)European universities rank poorly in global terms – only 2 are in the world top 20 (see Shanghai index (ARWU))

Ageing populationsAs Europeans live longer and have fewer children, fewer people in work have to support higher numbers of pensioners, as well as fund the rest of the welfare system.The number of over-60s is now increasing twice as fast as it did before 2007 – by some 2 million a year instead of 1 million previously.A better knowledge economy with more opportunities will help people work longer and relieve the strain.

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Sustainable growth - for a resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy

Sustainable growth means:

- building a more competitive low-carbon economy that makes efficient, sustainable use of resources

- protecting the environment, reducing emissions and preventing biodiversity losscapitalizing on Europe's leadership in developing new green technologies and production methods

- introducing efficient smart electricity grids

- harnessing EU-scale networks to give our businesses (especially small manufacturing firms) an additional competitive advantage

- improving the business environment, in particular for SMEs

- helping consumers make well-informed choices.

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Inclusive growth – a high-employment economy delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion

Inclusive growth means:

- raising Europe’s employment rate – more and better jobs, especially for women, young people and older workers

- helping people of all ages anticipate and manage change through investment in skills & training

- modernizing labor markets and welfare systems ensuring the benefits of growth reach all parts of the EU

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How will the EU boost inclusive growth?Through 2 flagship initiatives:

1. Agenda for new skills and jobsfor individuals – helping people acquire new skills, adapt to a changing labour market and make successful career shiftscollectively – modernizing labor markets to raise employment levels, reduce unemployment, raise labor productivity and ensuring the sustainability of our social models2. European platform against povertyensuring economic, social and territorial cohesionguaranteeing respect for the fundamental rights of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, and enabling them to live in dignity and take an active part in society mobilising support to help people integrate in the communities where they live, get training and help to find a job and have access to social benefits

Regional development and investment also support inclusive growth by helping disparities among regions diminish and making sure that the benefits of growth reach all corners of the EU.

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Digital Agenda for Europe- A Europe 2020 Iniciative

Action 50: Leverage more private investment for ICT research and innovation

Leverage more private investment through the strategic use of pre-commercial procurement and public-private partnerships, by using structural funds for research and innovation and by maintaining a pace of 20% yearly increase of the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) R&D (Research & Development) budget at least for the duration of Frame work programme.

Action 51: Reinforce the coordination and pooling of resources

Reinforce the coordination and pooling of resources with Member States and industry, and put greater focus on demand- and user-driven partnerships in EU support to ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) research and innovation.

Action 56: Member States to Engage in large-scale pilots financed by the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)

Member States should engage in large scale pilots to test and develop innovative and interoperable solutions in areas of public interest (that are financed by the CIP or other initiatives).

2. Framework for the European Research Area

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONSEnhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation: A strategic approach

EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Brussels, 14.9.2012COM(2012) 497 final

2. Framework for the European Research Area

OBJECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONInternational cooperation in research and innovation contributes to the broader policies of the Union, as reflected in the Europe 2020 strategy, in supporting the following objectives:

(a) Strengthening the Union’s excellence and attractiveness in research andinnovation as well as its economic and industrial competitiveness – by creating win-win situations and cooperating on the basis of mutual benefit; by accessing external sources of knowledge; by attracting talent and investment to the Union; by facilitating access to new and emerging markets; and by agreeing on common practices for conducting research and exploiting the results;

(b) Tackling global societal challenges – by developing and deploying effectivesolutions more rapidly and by optimising the use of research infrastructures; and,

(c) Supporting the Union’s external policies – by coordinating closely withenlargement, neighbour-hood, trade, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), humanitarian aid and development policies and making research and innovation an integral part of a comprehensive package of external action.

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‘Science diplomacy’ will use international cooperation in research and innovation as an instrument of soft power and a mechanism for improving relations with key countries and regions. Good international relations may, in turn, facilitate effective cooperation in research and innovation.

This Communication proposes to enhance and focus the Union's international cooperation activities in research and innovation by using the dual approach of openness complemented by targeted international cooperation activities, developed on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, optimal scale and scope, partnership, and synergy.

2. Framework for the European Research Area

ENHANCING AND FOCUSING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIESOpenness in international cooperationThe Union will continue to engage with countries and regions across the globe. This will allow the Union's researchers and innovators to engage on a stakeholder-driven basis with their counter parts worldwide:

– Horizon 2020 will be fully open to participation from all over the world.

– The European Research Council and Marie -Curie actions will operate on a fully researcher-driven basis, open to researchers from third countries.

– The Research Infrastructures activity will have a specific focus on international cooperation. Its e-Infrastructures component has an inherent international dimension by supporting collaboration through digital means.

– However, not all third country participants will be automatically eligible for funding. The list of countries eligible for automatic funding will be restricted, by complementing the current selection criterion. This will address the fact that some countries have established the critical mass needed to cooperate on a reciprocal basis with the Union. Similarly as for the industrialised countries, funding for participants from these countries continues to be possible in exceptional cases.

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– The more restrictive approach to automatic funding will be counterbalanced by increased efforts to facilitate the funding of participants through their national channels.

– The Union will continue to encourage reciprocal access to third countries‚ programmes. The Horizon 2020 proposals allow for limiting the geographical scope of calls, for instance when the conditions for the participation of legal entities from Member States in the third country's programmes are considered to be prejudicial to the Union's interest.

– Support for COST and EUREKA will encourage European networks of researchers to cooperate with their third country counterparts.

2. Framework for the European Research Area

Identifying areas for international cooperationHorizon 2020 focuses the Union’s research and innovation funding on a limited number of societal challenges and enabling and industrial technologies.In preparing work programmes for implementing Horizon 2020 (the Euratom programme being a part of this), international cooperation will be a key consideration. Areas for engaging with third countries will be identified in a systematic and coherent manner on the basis of an analysis of the Union vis-à-vis the rest of the world in line with the following set of criteria:

– research and innovation capacity, including investment, output (publications, patents, citations, licensing), human resources and infrastructure;– risks of and opportunities for access to existing, new or emerging markets, and their impact on the Union's competitiveness;– contribution to the Union's international commitments, as reflected in the Millennium Development Goals, the post-2015 development framework, Rio+20,G20 and the international objectives of sectoral policies; and,– the legal and administrative frameworks in place, among the international partners, and where appropriate the Member States, to engage in cooperation, also including lessons learnt from previous cooperation.

2. Framework for the European Research Area

Funding instrumentsHorizon 2020 will be the main instrument for implementing the Union's international research and innovation cooperation actions, complemented where appropriate with national funding. Targeted activities using the following instruments will implement the multi-annual road maps:

– research and innovation projects where the participation of third country entities is required and/or taken into account during evaluation;– softer forms of cooperation such as networking between projects, clusters and/or programme managers;- joint initiatives involving the Union and international partners:• coordinated calls: launched and evaluated in parallel in the Union and the third country;• joint calls: launched, evaluated, selected and funded jointly by the Union and the third country;• contributions from the Union to funding programmes of third countries or international organisations to cover the participation of the Union's entities in those programmes; and,• specific initiatives requiring joint funding from the Union, Member States, Associated Countries, and/or third countries to ensure optimal scale and scope, implemented through ERA-NETs or other instruments.

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PROMOTING COMMON PRINCIPLES FOR THE CONDUCT OF INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION

Union is well placed to play a leading role in promoting common principles for the conduct of international research and innovation activities in order to create a level playing field in which researchers and innovators from across the globe feel confident to engage with each other. These principles will deal with issues such as responsible research and innovation, research integrity; peer review of proposals; promotion of the role of women in science and the gender dimension in research, research and innovation; research careers (building on the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers); fair and equitable treatment of IPR; and open access to publicly funded research publications.

A step has been taken with the establishment of the Global Research Council, a voluntary forum set up to share best practice and establish common principles in international cooperation.

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STRENGTHENING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEMBER STATES AND MAJOR STAKEHOLDERSThe Union's international cooperation activities and those of the Member States need to be consistent and complement each other. Deepening and strengthening the partnership between the Commission and the Member States will therefore be an important element of the strategic approach.

These efforts need to be stepped up as Member States' international cooperation activities continue to be driven largely by national considerations rather than by developing priorities and strategies shared by the Union and its Member States. Accordingly:– The Member States will be involved in the identification of areas for internationalcooperation and the development of the multi-annual roadmaps;– The implementation of these roadmaps will involve preparing joint Union-MemberStates strategic research and innovation agendas, and involving Member Statesclosely in their implementation;– The Innovation Union commitment to develop common guidelines for engaging in agreements with third countries, on issues such as scientific visas, IPR, ethical principles in research, the import and export of scientific samples and equipment, reciprocity and taxation will be followed-up. This will include building upon the ERA guidelines on IP management in international collaboration agreements as adopted by the ERA Knowledge Transfer Group.

2. Framework for the European Research Area

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Proposal full title:

Proposal acronym:

Type of funding scheme: Research for SMEs

Name and organisation of the coordinating person:

List of participants:

CALL: CAPACITIES-Research for the Benefit of SMEsPart B

* Please use the same participant numbering as that used in section A2 of the administrative forms. Type of participants are SMEP, RTD or OTH, as in section A2.

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Slovenia covers the costs of project‘s preparation!

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1: Scientific and/or technological excellence, relevant to the topics/activities addressed by the call  1.1 Soundness of concept and quality of objectivesDescribe the extent to which the proposed project addresses a specific scientific and/or technological problem or needs of the SME participants through outsourcing research activities to RTD performers. Provide a conclusive analysis of the competitive threat and specify clearly how the proposed work will enable the SME participants to improve their competitive position. SME participants should carry out research and/or demonstration activities to validate and exploit the research results provided by the RTD performers.Describe in detail the proposed project’s S&T objectives. Show the soundness of the concept: the objectives should be realistic and their achievement verifiable within the project, as the progress of the project work will be measured against these goals.Describe how the proposed project reflects the concept of "Research for SMEs" by offering a solution to SME participants in need of outsourcing research and development activities.  1.2 Innovative character in relation to the state-of-the-artDescribe the international state-of-the-art on which the project’s approach is based, by means of a documentary study including, for example, literature, publications, patents, standards and data-base searches. Briefly describe the technical limitations of existing products /processes /services and include comments on competing techniques.  1.3 Contribution to advancement of knowledge / technological progress Describe the innovative character of the project and how the proposed project will enhance significantly the state-of-the-art in that area. "Research for SMEs" aims at offering technological solutions to SMEs. Hence, with regard to innovation it is not a requirement to develop cutting edge technology at world class level. The adoption of existing technologies to new applications in a concrete SME business case is also worth considering here. In that sense 'State-of-the-art" is to be understood as advancement of knowledge or technological progress including a comprehensive description.

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1.4 Quality and effectiveness of S/T methodology and associated work plan

i) Describe the overall strategy of the work plan and address the following activities in order to achieve the project's objectives:

Research, technological development and innovation activities.

Demonstration activities.

Other activities: Other activities facilitate the take-up of results by the SMEs, in particular by training, dissemination, knowledge management and IPR protection. The work plan should include these activities and should clearly demonstrate credible added value for the participating SMEs and coherence with the outcome of the proposed RTD work

Training activities are performed in general by the RTD performers and are aimed at technical and managerial staff from the participating SMEs. Training should focus on results/technologies generated by the projects. Training activities should normally not exceed 10% of the total eligible project costs.

Dissemination activities may include conferences, publications, workshops or web-based initiatives. Knowledge management and IPR protection should support the participating SMEs in using the research results to their best advantage, leading to a clear economic impact.

ii) Show the timing of the different WPs and their components (Gantt chart or similar). iii) Provide a detailed work description broken down into work packages.iv) Provide a graphical presentation of the components showing their interdependencies (Pert diagram or similar)v) Describe any significant risks, and associated contingency plans. A work package is a major sub-division of the proposed project with a verifiable end-point - normally a deliverable or a milestone in the overall project.

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2. Implementation2.1 Quality of the Consortium as a whole 2.1.1 Description of project management structure and procedures2.1.2 Description of the consortium 2.2 Appropriate allocation and justification of the resources to be committed

3. Impact. The potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results3.1 Contribution, at the European and/or international level, to the expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant activity3.2 Appropriateness of measures envisaged for the dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and management of intellectual property 3.2.1 Project results and management of intellectual property3.2.2 Dissemination and/or exploitation of project results3.3 Innovation impacts

4. Ethics Issues

3. Innovation Union

Innovation Union → more jobs, improved lives, better society

Innovation Union, turning ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress

Why do we need an Innovation Union?

We need to do much better at turning our research into new and better services and products if we are to remain competitive on the global marketplace and improve the quality of life in Europe. We are facing a situation of 'innovation emergency'. Europe is spending 0.8% of GDP less than the US and 1.5% less than Japan every year on Research & Development (R&D). Thousand of our best researchers and innovators have moved to countries where conditions are more favourable. Although the EU market is the largest in the world, it remains fragmented and not enough innovation-friendly. And other countries like China and South Korea are catching up fast.The Innovation Union is a crucial investment for our future. For example, achieving our target of investing 3% of EU GDP on R&D by 2020 could create 3.7 million jobs and increase annual GDP by €795 billion by 2025.

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Innovation Union, key initiatives

The Innovation Union contains over 30 action points including ground-breaking proposals like the European Innovation Partnerships. For example, the pilot Partnership on active and healthy ageing aims to add an average of two years of healthy life for everyone in Europe .The Innovation Union also introduces the strategic use of public procurement budgets to finance innovation, a comprehensive Innovation Scoreboard based on 25 indicators and a European knowledge market for patents and licensing.

European Innovation Partnerships are a new way of bringing together public and private actors at EU, national and regional level to tackle the big challenges we face such as climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population. These challenges also represent opportunities for new business and the Partnerships will aim to give the EU a first-mover advantage in these markets.

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Strengthening Europe's knowledge base

Research and education nurture innovation. Europe would require at least one million more researchers in the next decade to reach the target of investing 3% of EU GDP on R&D by 2020. The Innovation Union proposes measures to complete the European Research Area by 2014. This means more coherence between European and national research policies, cutting red tape and removing obstacles to researchers' mobility. In education, the Commission will support business-academia collaborations to develop new curricula addressing innovation skills gaps. It will also support an independent ranking for universities.

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Key initiatives - action points in detail

Promoting excellence in education and skills developmentDelivering the European Research AreaFocusing EU funding instruments on Innovation Union prioritiesPromoting the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as a model of innovation governance in EuropeEnhancing access to finance for innovative companiesCreating a single innovation marketPromoting openness and capitalising on Europe's creative potentialSpreading the benefits of innovation across the UnionIncreasing social benefitsPooling forces to achieve breakthroughs: European Innovation PartnershipsLeveraging our policies externally Reforming research and innovation systemsMeasuring Progress

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Investment in research and innovation is at the heart of the Europe 2020 strategy, which is aimed at a smarter, greener and more inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion. Private sector R&D investment plays a particularly important role in this strategy.

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Drivers and Policies:

Most other factors have some relevance for innovation. Market research, launch advertising, and related marketing activities for new product introduction were rated before training to support innovative activities, acquisition of new or highly improved machinery, equipment and software, design (graphic, packaging, process, product, service or industrial), and outsourced R&D. For these activities, the importance in the EU was higher than in non-EU countries.

There are differences between sector groups. Purchase and licensing of IPR and other knowledge in general was relatively more relevant for the high R&D intensity sector (especially pharmaceuticals & biotechnology and technology hardware & equipment). For oil & gas producers (low R&D intensity), purchase or licencing of IPR in non-EU countries was more important than inside the EU. Design was more important for many medium R&D intensity companies. It is also interesting to note that market research, launch advertising, and related marketing activities for new product introduction was rated less relevant for low R&D intensity companies than acquisition of new or highly improved machinery, equipment and softwareor training to support innovative activities. The reason for this may be that many companies in these sectors are very large and capital intensive. In fact, recent research suggests that the degree of use of Knowledge- Intensive Business Services (KIBS) is highly sector-specific and tends to increase with the R&D intensity of the sector considered.

3. Innovation UnionThe survey also included a question on the importance of different ways of knowledge sharing for the company’s R&D and innovation activities, namely collaboration agreements and licencing. As shown in Figure, collaboration agreements were a more important way of knowledge sharing than licencing.Collaboration agreements with other companies, higher education institutions and Public Research Organisations were generally important sources of knowledge. Knowledge sharing with other companies through collaboration agreements stood out as highly important for many low R&D intensity sectors (construction & materials, electricity, industrial metals & mining and oil & gas producers).

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Example: own experiences within firm Zlatarna Celje d.d.

Our experiences in ERA-NET program 2007-2010: Nano Structured Metal Ceramic Composites

Our experiences → endorsed Eureka projects - 2004-2012:

• E!3555 DEN-MAT,

• E!3863 MET-STRI, • E!3971 BIO-SMA,

• E!4213 NANO-FOILS, • E!4953 GO-NANO,

• E!5831 CELL-TI,

• E!6788 ORTO-NITI.

Example: own experiences within firm Zlatarna Celje d.d.

1. ALBREHT, Bojan, RUDOLF, Rebeka. Izboljšava postopka izdelave in kemijske sestave srebro-paladijeve dentalne zlitine s 64 masnimi procenti srebra : patent št. SI 23417 (A), 2012-01-31. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2012. [18] str.

2. ALBREHT, Bojan, RUDOLF, Rebeka. Izboljšava postopka izdelave in kemijske sestave srebro-paladijeve dentalne zlitine z 58.2 masnimi procenti srebra : patent : SI 23416 (A), 2012-01-31. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2012. [18] str.

3. ALBREHT, Bojan, RUDOLF, Rebeka. Izboljšava postopka izdelave in kemijske sestave zlato-paladijeve dentalne zlitine s 40 masnimi procenti zlata : patent : SI 23419 (A), 2012-01-31. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2012. [18] str.

4. ALBREHT, Bojan, RUDOLF, Rebeka. Izboljšava postopka izdelave in kemijske sestave zlato-paladijeve dentalne zlitine s 46 masnimi procenti zlata : patent : SI 23418 (A), 2012-01-31. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2012. [18] str.

5. RUDOLF, Rebeka, ALBREHT, Bojan, ZUPANČIČ HARTNER, Tjaša, STAMENKOVIĆ, Dragoslav. Postopek izdelave dentalnih zlitin z visoko vsebnostjo Au : patent : SI 22628 (A), 2009-04-30. Ljubljana: Urad Republike Slovenije za intelektualno lastnino, 2009. 15 f.

6. RUDOLF, Rebeka, KRIŽMAN, Alojz, ALBREHT, Bojan. Postopek izdelave srebrnih trakov : odločba o podelitvi patenta SI 21916 A, datum objave 30.06.2006. Ljubljana: Urad Republike Slovenije za intelektualno lastnino, 2006. 5 f. [COBISS.SI-ID 9273366]

Example: own experiences within firm Zlatarna Celje d.d.

Dental casting Au alloys – Ceramic Alloys. Restorations: 4 Inlays

Jewels with protective Rh nanolayer on surface

Example: own experiences within firm Zlatarna Celje d.d.

Photographs of the guinea pig skin following application of Zlatarna Celje alloy.A) Incorporation of alloy;B) Signs of mild erythema; C) Without erythema and oedema.

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