For many years, AIDB has sponsored the Bernardo Nobile Award, established in 2005 by Area Science Park as an annual award for bachelor’s or doctoral theses that have highlighted the use of patents as a source of information.
The Award consists of three categories: one for master’s or specialized degree theses and one for doctoral dissertations that have explicitly used patents as a source of information; a third award is dedicated to master’s, specialized, or doctoral theses that have explicitly used patents as a source of information and whose results, studies, and/or research have led to the filing of a patent application or the creation of a new company.
The award recognizes the professionalism demonstrated by Dr. Bernardo Nobile—founder and first director of the PatLib Center at Area Science Park—in the course of his work, and at the same time serves as an incentive through which Area Science Park encourages young people to understand and fully harness the potential of the information contained in patents.
In addition to serving as a sponsoring organization, AIDB participates in the work of the committee that awards the prizes and offers the winners a free one-year membership in the Association, with the aim of encouraging them to continue their work in the field of patent information.
