dr brendan mcguckin head commercial services “the university as an enabling employer in ip...
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Dr Brendan McGuckinHead Commercial Services
“The University as an enabling employer in IP Management”
• Edinburgh Napier IPR Management:• IPR Policy – key points:
– Responsibility– Ownership
• The University in an enabling role– Profit sharing– Equity– Support and assistance
Introduction
The IPR Policy:
• Ownership:– Consistent with sector– University owns all IPR
• Except if any funder rights expectations • Eg Wellcome Trust or contract research
• Responsibility for IPR management:– Commercial Services
• Rights negotiation and management:• Licenses and assignations• Registration of patents, Trade Marks etc.
• The role of Finance and Commercialisation Committee of Court
Net commercial income distribution
Range of Net Income University Available for disbursement to Contributing Parties
First £100,000
50%
50%
Exceeding £100,000 but not exceeding £500,000
60%
40%
Exceeding £500,000 but not exceeding £1m
65%
35%
Exceeding £1m but not exceeding £2m
75%
25%
Exceeding £2m
80%
20%
Net of all development expenses
Access to funding
• Commercial services provides dedicated support to funding for IP development towards commercial exploitation:– Enterprise Fellowships– Proof of Concept– SMART:Scotland– Contract research– EU – Horizon 2020– Licensing and Venturing
•Patented a process to develop Biofuel from Whisky waste products – Celtic Renewables Ltd
•Cyber crime– Inquisitive Systems Ltd
Case Studies
University’s enabling role
• University funded research• IP management
– Recognition, evaluation and protection
• Proof of Concept Awards– “Impact”– Early career researcher support
• Company incorporation– Legal support
– License – assignation
– Equity
– Royalties
• Further support
How do I take my ideas forward?
How do you contact us?• Track us down in person at our new Commercial Hub:
– H2Office @ Merchiston
• Contact us online:– [email protected]
• Call us on:– 0131 451 6179
• Check us out on our intranet page under Finance, Planning and Commercial Services – Commercial Support
• Follow us on – Linked In – Twitter @napier4business
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