OECD Recommendations for Patenting and Licensing at Public Research Organizations

From "Turning Science into Business: PATENTING AND LICENSING AT PUBLIC RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS ('PROs'):"

 

I. Make national IP policies more coherent

• Policies for IP ownership should be coherent across universities, other PROs and funding agencies

II. Encourage the development and implementation of IP policies at the institution level

• Design and disseminate conflict of interest rules
• Permit exclusive licensing while protecting public research interests

III. Enhance IP management capacity at PROs

• IP management must become an integral part of research management
• PROs should have greater freedom and resources for hiring and training technology transfer managers
• Government support to TTOs should be limited
• National patent offices should be mobilised to diffuse information on IP management to universities

IV. Improve data collection and share good practices

• Governments and PROs should promote better monitoring of IP activity

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