WIPO/IPLT/DUB/04/7B

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OVERVIEW

• University mission
• Academic freedom
• IPR Policy
• Case study
• Annex Berlin Contract

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MISSION 1

• Do universities have a mission in this respect?
• - Primary mission universities academic
  teaching (dissemination of knowledge) and
  research (creating of knowledge) prepairing able
  professionals and creating knowledge (academic
  freedom).
• - Secondary mission universities creating
  technology and transferring it for social benefit
  (academic social responsibility).

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MISSION 2

• DO UNIVERSITIES HAVE A MISSION IN THIS RESPECT?
• - Interaction with private industry if not an
  academic mission, it is a need for funding of
  academic research.
• - In light of succesful technology transfer and
  with an eye towards the potential income
  commercial exploitation of iprs has become a
  status symbol.

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ACADEMIC FREEDOM 1

• How to guarantee academic freedom towards private
  industry in case of sponsored research?
• What about cooperation with private industry in
  which academic employees have equity or are
  consultants?

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ACADEMIC FREEDOM 2

• How to harmonize different research objectives
  and cultures?
• - Universities research is curiosity driven and
  priorities are set by the academic researcher and
  discoveries or inventions are offen serendipitous
  with an eye towards publications.
• - industry research is driven by increasing
  shareholder value and priorities are set by
  management and discoveries and inventions are
  controlled and confidential with an eye on
  company growth.

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ACADEMIC FREEDOM 3

• University concern why partner with industry?
• - university-industry collaborative papers are
  more offen cited than single university
  publications
• Industry concern why partner with academics?
• - university laboratories are a rich source of
  new technology.

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IPR POLICY 1

• Any university involved in or contemplating
  commercial exploitation of intellectual property
  assets should establish an ipr policy
  encompassing
• - definition of ownership
• - inclusion of rights and obligations of
  employees
• - introduction of revenue sharing
• - actionplan for staff involvement

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IPR POLICY 2

• Universities have several reasons for engaging in
  licensing out
• - facilitating the commercialisation of publicly
  funded research for the public good
• - reward, retain and recruit staff
• - generate income and promote economic growth

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CASE STUDY

• UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
• AKZO NOBEL

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