Patent purchase agreement signed between BayPAT and Kyocera
25.09.2025
Munich, Germany, 1st October 2025 - BayPAT, one of Germany’s largest technology transfer offices specialized in IP management and commercialization, today announced that it has entered into an IP purchase agreement with KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH (“Kyocera”). Subject of the agreement is the IP for a technology developed in collaboration between scientists of Kyocera and of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the field of high-performance ceramics additive manufacturing.
The invention at the core of this transaction is a sustainable upgrade for the additive manufacturing processes for silicon carbide (SiSiC) components. SiSiC is a high-performance material characterized by being lightweight while also offering exceptional stability, and possesses outstanding physical and electronic qualities. Products crafted from silicon carbide are ideal for applications where essential attributes include wear resistance, high rigidity, as well as corrosion and temperature resistance. Such uses encompass areas like mechanical and plant engineering, particularly items like sliding and sealing rings for pumps, and welding rollers and centering pins. Furthermore, silicon carbide components have demonstrated effectiveness in the semiconductor industry, such as vacuum chucks, integrated mirrors for stages, stage parts, and frame parts, along with applications in the chemical industry, measurement technology, and the oil and gas industry.
Kyocera
KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH is a subsidiary of KYOCERA Europe GmbH which belongs to the Kyocera Group headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Today, the Kyocera Group, one of the world's leading providers of high-performance ceramic components for the technology industry, offers over 200 different ceramic materials as well as state-of-the-art technologies and services tailored to the individual needs of each market. The company develops and offers supply system components for high-tech applications in numerous industries: electrical and sensor technology, mechanical engineering, analytical technology as well as medical and semiconductor technology. For laboratory and environmental technology, Kyocera offers system solutions for decentralised exhaust air purification and neutralisation of wastewater.
BayPAT negotiated the IP purchase agreement with a selected team of experts and thus set the course for the successful transfer of the innovation into industrial applications. “The new process jointly developed by the Technical University of Munich and Kyocera represents a significant advancement towards a sustainable production of high-performance ceramics for several pivotal industries. We are delighted to have facilitated the transition for the production of eco-friendly, cutting-edge ceramics by signing the agreement with one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced ceramics components for the technology industry,” said Dr Robert Phelps, Managing Director of BayPAT.
BayPAT
Bayerische Patentallianz GmbH (BayPAT) is the central technology transfer agency of 33 Bavarian universities, university hospitals and universities of applied sciences with more than 25.000 associated scientists – providing industry players worldwide with a unique access to the largest technology pool in Bavaria. Under the umbrella of the Bavarian Research and Innovation Agency (BayFIA), BayPAT is a full-service technology management provider offering services covering patentability and market prospects’ evaluation, IP management and IP commercialization. The main focus areas for assessing and exploiting IP are biotechnology, chemistry, medical engineering, physics, automotive industry, energy and environment engineering, information and communication technology as well as mechanical engineering.
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Dr. Robert Phelps, Managing Director
Bayerische Patentallianz GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 52
80538 München
Germany
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