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posted by Richard Cahoon at 2009-08-31 14:43:00

Lecture notes from August 2009, NAARM, Hyderabad, India

Principles of Technology Ownership

Ownership: the bundle of rights (property)
exclusive possession
Use (not patents)
sell, transfer, bequeath destroy...
financial returns
Rights are separable
Technology property: intangible, intellectual property (IP) (e.g. patents, copyrights), tangible (personal property) (e.g. biological material)

Intellectual Property

Biological Property

Mixtures of property-type in technology ownership.

The Importance of Technology Ownership to Public Sector Research Institutions

Control is power
Power to affect: transfers, rules of use, the quid pro quo
Allows institutional goals to influence in rules of use: Dissemination, Fair & legal use
Critical for managing conflicts of interest (ethics): tools to regulate relation of researcher (employee) to institution, regulation of relation of institution to market participant
Allows institution to maintain ongoing, basic level of control over commercialization, stewardship!
Enables fair return to technology creator
Provides structure for otherwise chaotic relationship of multiple partners
Critical for an effective, sustainable technology transfer program
Absolute ownership of institutional technologies: Policy for employees, student, staff, Visiting researchers
Collaborations: What I create is mine (sole), What you create is yours (sole), What we create is yours (joint), Sovereign control over sole
Respect other’s rights
Joint
The beacons: Institutional integrity, Protect rights of others, Technology advancement, Long term view, Money

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