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7/30/2019 An overview of Intellectual Property and the doctoral student
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Intellectual Property a brief introduction
1
st
November 2012
Andrew Wilson
Technology Transfer Project Manager
Research, Business and Innovation
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Importance
Definitions
Who owns your research?
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1st Survey on IP education in HE NUS/IPAN
Most students believe that the way they are taught about intellectual
property (IP) does not equip them for their future careers.
Universities and colleges focus too much on the negative aspects of
plagiarism and not enough on the benefits of IP rights, such as
patents and registered designs.
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Gowers review of IP
For many citizens, Intellectual Property (IP) is an obscure and distant
domain its laws shrouded in jargon and technical mystery, itapplications relevant only to a specialist audience. And yet IP iseverywhere. Even a simple coffee jar relies on a range on IP rights from patents to copyright, designs to trade marks.
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Importance of IP
Ideas are expensive to produce and cheap to copy (blockbuster films
100M, blockbuster drugs B)
Product development, marketing and sales is an expensive and time
consuming process up to 13 years to get drug to market
Intellectual Property Right framework is in place to encourage innovation in
all fields of arts and science (and investment in R&D by companies) and to
make innovations publicly available to that others can build up them.
Patent nuclear wars in tablet and smart phone space
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Hargreaves Review 2011
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External environment why IP important to UWE
Apart from building and land IP is usually a universities most valuable asset
Funders want bang for their bucks (eg Charities, companies, government,
Research Councils, Hefce)
They always have done but increasingly they want this demonstrated by
Universities IMPACT agenda
Charities, companies, government, Research Councils, Hefce
Theyre investing in research for a reason - better treatments, quality of life,
and UK Plc
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Intellectual Property - an overview
Intellectual coming from the human mind
Property a tradable commodity like a car or a house IPRs can besold (assigned), rented (licensed)
Intellectual Property is the term used to describe the outputs of creativeendeavour in literary, artistic, industrial, scientific and engineering fieldswhich can be protected under legislation.
Intellectual Property Rights give legal recognition to the ownership ofintellectual property.
IP = research outputs
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Intellectual Property Rights an overviewType of IP What it protects TermPatents How things work. New ideas capable of being
made or used and involving a non-obvious
inventive step.20
Know how /confidentialinformation
Secret information, formulae, ideas, results and
expertise. Indefinite(unlessdisclosed).
NDAs often
have termsCopyright Written work, films, videos, typographical
arrangements, including computer software, music,
art, drawing and data.70 years from
death of
creator, usually
Design rights(registered andunregistered)
How things look. Form and appearance of objects
(including semiconductor topographies). 15/25
Trade marks(registered orunregistered)
Distinguishing symbols. Product brand names,
company logos etc. Indefinite
Plant breedersrights
New plant varieties. 25-30Database rights Databases and collections of information. 15
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What has IP got to do with me?
You all create IP during the course of your research, eg ideas, documents,
drawings, papers etc
The outputs of your research will be beneficial in someway. Giving
consideration to IP dissemination / exploitation may help maximise this.
IPRs Protect the output of your research, enables you to control use by
others and may enable you exploit them and to subsequently benefit
financially
You shouldnt use other IP without permission / licence
It is likely to be important to future employers so its useful to be able to
demonstrate an understanding
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UWEs IP Policy
http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/Internet/contracts/default.asp
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Student IPR
Undergraduate and students on taught courses generally student owned
(unless otherwise agreed eg 3rd party funding or use of UWE background
IPR)
Postgraduate UWE claims ownership of IPR
Publication requires permission from UWE (except theses)
Confirmation in writing to be bound by IP Policy and Regulations good
idea to read
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Student IPR
May be asked to sign Assignment of IPR agreement
If IP of future value or required due to 3rd party terms
If so this agreement will be explained in detail before you are asked to sign
Treated as member of staff for revenue sharing
Professional support for commercialisation
Marketing
Patent/legal costs
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Revenue sharing from exploitation of UWE IP
NetRevenue
Inventors
shareFacultyshare
Universityshare
Any sum 50% 25% 25%
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Further information
UK Intellectual Property Office (general IP informationand searching) - www.ipo.gov.uk
www.own-it.org Own-it practical advice, creative focus
Supervisor
Faculty Research Office
RBI
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/http://www.own-it.org/http://www.own-it.org/http://www.own-it.org/http://www.own-it.org/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/