Resources
The following resources provide an overview of intellectual property (IP) policies and related documents in the sphere of universities and public research institutions (PRIs).They can be of use to:
- policy makers in developing national policies on technology transfer and knowledge-sharing for development;
- senior university managers in developing internal institutional IP policies tailored to their individual needs; and
- the university community in general (professors, students, researchers, etc), to increase understanding of the rights to IP that may result from educational and research activities.
WIPO resources
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WIPO resources on universities and PRIs can be accessed through our publications database.
Topic | Title | Source | Author(s) | Year of Publication |
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General Policy Recommendations | Creating and nurturing innovation ecosystems for high-tech industries - principles for policy-makers | International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) | ICC Commission on Intellectual Property | 2017 |
General Policy Recommendations | National Intellectual Property Systems, Innovation and Economic Development. With Perspectives on Colombia and Indonesia | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Paunov, Caroline | 2014 |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Practical Guide to Key Issues in Managing Technology Transfer Agreements | PraxisUnico | 2006 | |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Practical Guides to: Options, Licence Agreements, General Legal Issues in University Contracts, Confidentiality Agreements,and Material Transfer Agreements | PraxisUnico | 2014 | |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Getting to grips with intellectual property Notes for researchers and research managers |
Research Africa | 2013 | |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Your Guide to IP Commercialization | European IPR Helpdesk | 2016 | |
Collaboration | Australia IP Toolkit and Source IP | Australian Government- IP Australia | IP Australia | 2015 |
Collaboration | Practical Guide to Consultancy | PraxisUnico | 2004 | |
Collaboration | Turning Science into Business .Patenting and Licensing at Public Research Organisations |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
OECD Secretariat (Cervantes, Mario; Callan, Benedicte) | 2003 |
Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment | Practical Guide to Consultancy | PraxisUnico | 2004 | |
Open Movement | Fact Sheet, Intellectual Property Management in Open Innovation | European IPR Helpdesk | 2015 | |
Students and IP | Practical Guide to Students and IP | PraxisUnico | 2006 | |
General Policy Recommendations | Creating and nurturing innovation ecosystems for high-tech industries - principles for policy-makers | International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) | ICC Commission on Intellectual Property | 2017 |
General Policy Recommendations | Perspective of Industry’s Engagement with African Universities | African Association of Universities (AAU) | Sá, Creso | 2015 |
General Policy Recommendations | The Dynamics of Global Technology and Knowledge Flows | International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) | Brant, Jennifer Parthasarathy, Balaji |
2015 |
General Policy Recommendations | The European Union explained: Research and Innovation. | European Union | European Commission | 2014 |
General Policy Recommendations | Transfer of Technology and Knowledge Sharing for Development. Science, Technology and Innovation Issues for Developing Countries | United Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | González Sanz, Angel Calovski, Dimo Razo, Carlos |
2014 |
General Policy Recommendations | Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Global Practice. Public Policies to Foster Knowledge Transfer from Public Research Organizations | The World Bank | Correa, Paulo Zuñiga, Pluvia |
2013 |
General Policy Recommendations | Intellectual Property Commercialization. Policy Options and Practical Instruments | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | UNECE Scretariat | 2011 |
General Policy Recommendations | A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Innovation and IP Policies, Strategies and Practices. Results of the Micro-Level Analysis of the IP Unilink project | IP Unilink Consortium | Scheinberg, Sari Norgren, Andreas Käll, Jannice |
2009 |
General Policy Recommendations | Enhancing the Innovative Performance of Firms. Policy Options and Practical Instruments | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | UNECE Scretariat | 2009 |
General Policy Recommendations, General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies, General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies, IP Management and Technology Transfer | Commission Recommendation on the Management of Intellectual Property in Knowledge Transfer Activities (with a Code of Practice for Universities and Other Public Research Organisations and Guidance for Implementation) (often also referred to as “IP Charta”) | European Union | European Commission | 2008 |
General Policy Recommendations, Policy recommendations on openness, General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies | Improving Knowledge Transfer Between Research Institutions and Industry Across Europe: Embracing Open Innovation. | European Union | European Commission | 2007 |
General Policy Recommendations | Knowledge Transfer Study 2010-2012 | European Union | European Commission (Arundel, Anthongy Es-Sadki, Nordine Barjak, Franz Perrett, Pieter Samuel, Olga Lilischkis, Stefan) | 2013 |
General Policy Recommendations | Expert Group Report. Management of Intellectual Property in Publicly-Funded Rresearch Organisations: Towards European Guidelines | European Union | European Commission | 2004 |
Policy recommendations on openness | Making Open Science a Reality | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | OECD Secretariat, Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP) Steering Group on Open Science |
2015 |
Policy recommendations on openness | Open Access to Research Publications: Looking Ahead. An Overview of Policy Developments and Positions from a European University Perspective | European University Association (EUA) | Lourenço, Joana Borrell-Damian, Lidia | 2014 |
Policy recommendations on openness | Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | Swan, Alma | 2012 |
General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies | Intellectual Asset Management for Universities | Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom, AURIL, BIS, HEFCE, PraxisUnico, Research Councils UK, UUK | Clare, Phil Day, Adrian Dinham, Rowena Foord, Davina Graham, Philip Houlihan, Jim Lewis, Karen McCaul, Brian Shah, Daniel |
2014 |
General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies | A Guide to Managing Intellectual Property. Strategic Decision-Making in Universities | Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) Universities UK |
2002 | |
General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies | Governance: Policy on Policy Development | Australian Catholic University (ACU) | 2013 | |
General guidelines for drafting institutional IP Policies | Policy Development Procedure | Australian Catholic University (ACU) | 2013 | |
Guidelines for drafting IP Policies related to health and agriculture innovation | Guía para el desarrollo de políticas institucionales de propiedad intelectual para universidades y centros de investigación (Spanish only) | Public Intellectual Property Resources for the Agriculture (PIPRA), Fundación para la Innovación Agraria (FIA) |
Carolina Sepúlveda V. Nancy Pérez O. Daniça Mardesic S. |
2012 |
Guidelines for drafting IP Policies related to health and agriculture innovation, IP Management and Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook of Best Practices | MIHR, PIPRA, FIOCRUZ, bioDevelopments-International Institute | 2007 | |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Handbook of Intellectual Property Management | Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) | ||
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Technology Transfer Practice Manual, 3rd Edition | Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) | 2013 | |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property Cross-border Colllaboration Between Publicly Funded Research Organisations and Industry and Technology Transfer Training | European Union | European Union Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) | 2006 |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | IP Guidelines | Ryerson University (Canada) | 2006 | |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Gestión de Propiedad Intelectual e Industrial en Instituciones de Educación Superior. Buenas Prácticas en Universidades de Latinoamérica y Europa. (Spanish only) | Red de Propiedad Intelectual e Industrial en Latinoamérica (PILA) EuropeAid |
Proyecto PILA | 2009 |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | Researcher Guidebook. A Guide for Successful Institutional-Industrial Collaborations | University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP), Georgia Tech Research | UIDP Researcher Guidebook Working Group | 2012 |
IP Management and Technology Transfer | KTI Practical Guide to Managing Intellectual Property and Confidentiality | Knowledge Transfer Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Irish Universities Association (IUA) | ||
Collaboration | AUTM. Sample Agreements | Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) | ||
Collaboration | The Lambert Toolkit | Intellectual Property Office, UK | 2014 | |
Collaboration | IP Handbook. Sample Agreements | MIHR, PIPRA, FIOCRUZ, bioDevelopments-International Institute | ||
Collaboration | European Research Area Guidelines on Intellectual Property (IP) Management in International Research Collaboration Agreements between European and Non- European Partners |
European Union | Knowledge Transfer Working Group of the European Research Area Committee (ERAC) |
2012 |
Collaboration | KTI Practical Guide to Model Collaborative Agreements | Knowledge Transfer Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Irish Universities Association (IUA) | ||
Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment | Chapter No. 5.7: Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Management in Technology Transfer | MIHR, PIPRA, FIOCRUZ, bioDevelopments-International Institute | Bennett, Alan B. | 2007 |
Establishing and managing KMUs | Chapter No. 6: Establishing and Operating Technology Transfer Offices | MIHR, PIPRA, FIOCRUZ, bioDevelopments-International Institute | 2007 | |
Incentives | A Guide to Managing Intellectual Property. Strategic Decision-Making in Universities, Chapter 4: Incentives | Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL), Universities UK | 2002 | |
Innovation disclosure | Innovation Disclosure | Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) | Heller, Page | 2009 |
Open Movement | Quick Guide on Complying with Open Access Policies | Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) | 2016 | |
Open Movement | Concepts of Openness and Open Access | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | 2015 | |
Open Movement | Guide on Open Educational Resources (OERs) | Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) | 2014 | |
Open Movement | Good practices for university open-access policies | Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP) | Suber, Peter Shieber, Stuart | 2016 |
Open Movement | How to Make Your Own Work Open Access | Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP) | Suber, Peter | 2012 |
Open Movement | Guidance and Information for Authors Wishing to Find Out About Open Access Archiving | SHERPA Partnership | ||
Ownership of university research | Working Guidelines. Q244. Inventorship of Multinational Inventions | Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) | Matheson, Sarah Osha, John Verschuur, Anne Marie Inui, Yusuke Laakkonen, Ari Nack, Ralph |
2015 |
Ownership of university research | Individual Versus Institutional Ownership of University-Discovered Inventions. Discussion Paper No. 15-007 | Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) | Czarnitzki, Dirk Doherr, Thorsten Hussinger, Katrin Schliessler, Paula Toole, Andrew A. |
2015 |
Ownership of university research | Fact Sheet. IP joint ownership | European IPR Helpdesk | 2015 | |
Ownership of university research | Intellectual Property Ownership Model in Academia: An Analysis | Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR) vol. 19 | Ramli, Nasiibah Zainol, Zinatul A. | 2014 |
Ownership of university research | Fact Sheet. Inventorship, Authorship and Ownership | European IPR Helpdesk | 2013 | |
Ownership of university research | University Entrepreneurship and Professor Privilege. NBER Working Paper No. 17980 | National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) | Farnstrand Damsgaard, Erica Thursby, Marie C. | 2012 |
Ownership of university research | Does inventor ownership encourage university research-derived entrepreneurship? A six university comparison. | Research Policy. Vol. 40, Issue 8 | Kenney, Martin Patton, Donald | 2011 |
Ownership of university research | Resolution. Question Q194BA. The impact of co-ownership of Intellectual Property Rights on their exploitation | Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) | 2009 | |
Ownership of university research | Chapter No. 5.4, Ownership of University Inventions: Practical Considerations | MIHR, PIPRA, FIOCRUZ, bioDevelopments-International Institute | Weidemier, B. Jean | 2007 |
Ownership of university research | Chapter 5. Regulatory Framework Regarding Ownership of Inventions Conceived at Universities. Internationalisation of R&D | Elsevier | Janssens, Marie-Christine | 2005 |
Students and IP | Managing Student Intellectual Property Issues at Institutions of Higher Education: An AUTM Primer | Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) | Barrow, Abigail Batchelor, La Royce Brger, Alex Duval-Couetil, Nathalie Scott, Latanya Skinner, Jeffrey Speser, Phyl Weilerstein, Phil | 2014 |
Students and IP | Intellectual Property Issues Arising From Business Ideas Generated By Undergraduate Students | Southern Law Journal, No. 250, Vol. XXIII | Little, Andrew Reid, Brad Litton, James | 2013 |
Copyright | Fair Use Best Practices for Higher Education Institutions: The Israeli Experience | Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Forthcoming | Elkin-Koren, Niva Fischman Afori, Orit Haramati-Alpern, Ronit Dotan, Amira | 2010 |
Links
The below links take you to other organizations active in international or regional transfer of technology and institutional IP policy-related activities. WIPO does not necessarily endorse the content of the websites.
- Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
- Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP)-Proton
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle – AIPPI
- Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL)
- Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
- European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA)
- European IPR Helpdesk
- EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk
- IP-Unilink project
- Knowledge Commercialization Australasia (KCA)
- Licensing Executives Society (LES)
- Red de Propiedad Intelectual e Industrial de Latinoamérica (PILA Network)
- Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)