Moscow, Russia, 10 September 2012 HSE Intellectual Property Policy Aliya Ermakova, Head of IP...

Moscow, Russia, 10 September 2012

HSE Intellectual Property Policy

Aliya Ermakova,Head of IP Department, Innovation

and Enterprise Office, HSEaermakova@hse.ru

ITU Workshop on “ICT Innovations in emerging economies”

(Moscow, Russia, 10 September 2012)

Issues covered by IP Policy

Ownership of IPRevenue DistributionIP Marketing and LicensingSponsored researchHSE logo usage Dispute resolution

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Ownership of IP created in HSE

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Basic rule

IP Rights belong to authors (researchers)!•author is entitled to exploit the intellectual property

•author is entitled to dispose of the intellectual property

! Compare with Russian lawBasic position under Russian law: the creator (author) is the first owner of IPRException: IP created by employees in the course of employment owned by employer, unless agreed otherwise

Ensuring the interests of HSE

HSE brand promotion

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HSE IP ownership cases

HSE retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license for IP

Right to exploit the IP

Researcher should notify third parties that the IP was created in connection with his work in HSE

Special service task in writingSponsored projects unless otherwise stated in the

contract

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Types of incentive for researchers

Lump-sum payment

amount of paymentdepends on the type of IP

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grounds for paymentcreating an invention, copyrighted work, etc.disclosure obtaining a patent on behalf of the University (assignment of the right to obtain a patent from the researcher to HSE)

Software, data bases

Utility models

Inventions (Russian patent), trade secrets

Invention (foreign patent)

Distribution of net revenue

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HSE system of IP support

IP Department

Patent unit

Patent supportpatent searches and analysisobtaining of appropriate IP protection

Legal supportdrafting and negotiating IP agreementsIP counselingparticipation in resolving disputes involving IPR

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Customers and markets

Researchers

Investors and corporate partners

IPR licensing

IP-assets

Project team

Faculty members

IID Program: major accomplishments

HSE Commercialization ProcessCommercialization Process

Spin-off company

HSE IP Cycle

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Thank you very much for your attention!

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aermakova@hse.ru

www.hse.ru