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TURKEYINHORIZON2020ALTUN/HORIZ/TR2012/0740.14-2/SER/005
IPRinH2020Projects
“Intellectual Property & Horizon 2020: How to deal with your intellectual Assets”
VeroniqueChappelartIPRExpert
Istanbul,2/2/2016
WhatisHorizon2020?
• Thelargest EUFrameworkProgrammeforResearchandInnovationwithnearly€80billionoffundingavailableoverthenext7years(2014-2020).
• Financial instrumenttoimplementtheInnovationUnion• Strongerfocusoninnovationandclose-to-marketactivities
thanthepreviousSeventhFrameworkProgramme(FP7)• Mergingallresearchandinnovationfundingpreviously
providedbythreeseparateprogrammes• PlacesparticularemphasisontheparticipationofSMEs.
Horizon2020ProgrammeSections
3centralpillars:ü ScientificExcellence – fundingthebestscience
throughcompetitionü IndustrialLeadership– supportforinnovative
SMEs,andthedevelopmentofenablingandindustrialtechnologies
ü SocietalChallenges– supportforresearchinhealth,climate,food,security,transportandenergy
Horizon2020ProgrammeSections
Additionalsections:• SpreadingExcellenceandWidening
Participation• SciencewithandforSociety• EuropeanInstituteofInnovationand
Technology(EIT)• Euratom
What’snew inHorizon2020withregardtoIP?
Ø Horizon2020hasestablishedasetofrulesconcerningtheexploitationanddissemination
ofprojectresults,includingtheirprotectionthroughintellectualproperty(IP)
Ø Itestablishescommitmentsfromtheparticipantsintermsofdissemination andexploitation
oftheprojectsresults
Ø “dissemination”= thepublicdisclosureoftheresultsbyanyappropriatemeans(otherthan
resultingfromprotectingorexploitingtheresults),includingbyscientificpublicationsinany
medium
Ø “exploitation”=theuseofresultsinfurtherresearchactivitiesotherthanthosecoveredby
theactionconcerned,orindeveloping,creatingandmarketingaproductorprocess,orin
creatingandprovidingaservice,orinstandardisation activities
Ø “projectresults”=anytangibleorintangibleoutputoftheproject,suchasdata,knowledge
orinformation,thatisgeneratedintheproject,whateveritsformornature,whetherornot
itcanbeprotected,aswellasanyrightsattachedtoit,includingintellectualpropertyrights.
ExploitationofResults
Ø Therefore,effectivelyexploitingresearchresultsdependsonthemanagementofIP,whichshouldbepartoftheoverallmanagementofknowledgeintheproject.
Ø Inotherwords,IntellectualPropertyisthecornerstoneofH2020projects,duetoitscapacitytogiveitsholdersacompetitiveadvantageinthemarket.
ManagementofIP
• Therefore,participantsmusteffectivelymanageintellectualpropertywithintheirproject,especiallyincollaborativeprojects.
• Why?BecauseeventhoughresearchcollaborationleadtolowerR&Dexpensesandrisks,itcanleadtodisagreementsintermsofresultsownership,useandevenmisappropriation,ifnostepsaretakentoprotectIP.
• Inthisrespect,apropermanagementofIPenhancesthechancesofaneffectiveexploitationoftheresearchresults.
ConsiderIntellectualProperty
• IPhastobeconsideredwhendescribingthemeasuresforexploitingtheresults.
• IPrulesarepartofasinglesetofrulesdetailedintheofficial“RulesofParticipation”.
• Changesandspecificationswithregardtoterminology:“foreground”☞ “results”.
ConsiderIPatalllevelsoftheproject
• Why?Tomakesurethatasuitablestrategyandmanagement isimplemented
• Ithasaspecialimportanceattheproposalstage(wewillseeitinthepresentationon“HandlingIPintheproposalstage”)
• Furthermore,ithasanimportancewhendescribingtheconsortiumasawholeandhoweachpartnerwillcomplementeachother
• Thisshouldinclude informationontheskillsofeachpartnertodealwithIP(forexample:byhavingin-housepersonnelwithexperienceinthefieldcouldbeseenpositivelybytheevaluationteam)
Exploitation,dissemination,OpenAccess
• Exploitation,dissemination(openaccess),ownershipandaccessrightsaswellasprotectionandlicensingofIPshouldbeconsidered.
• OpenaccessinH2020canbedefinedasthepracticeofprovidingon-lineaccesstoscientificinformationthatisfreeofchargetotheend-user.
• InthecontextofR&D,'scientificinformation'canrefertopeer-reviewedscientificresearcharticles(publishedinacademicjournals)andalsotoscientificresearchdata(dataunderlyingpublications,curateddataand/orrawdata).
OpenAccess
• Openaccessisnotarequirementtopublish,as
researchersarefreetopublishornot,nordoesit
interferewiththedecisiontoexploitresearch
resultscommerciallye.g.throughpatenting.
• Thedecisiononwhethertopublishopenaccess
documentsmustcomeafterthemoregeneral
decisiononwhethertogoforapublicationdirectly
ortoseekfirstprotectionusingIntellectualProperty
Rights.
Conclusion
Betterandmoreeffectivelyexploitingproject
results,anefficientandstrategicknowledge
managementincludingthesafeguardingand
protectionofyourintangibleassetsthrough
IntellectualPropertyRights(IPR)and
confidentialitybecomesmorepressingthan
ever.