RCSI encourages its researchers to collaborate with industry to provide a commercial context to the research and to facilitate its commercialisation for socio economic benefit in Ireland. Ownership of intellectual property is managed depending on the type of engagement and funding model as outlined below:
1. Bilateral collaboration state supported.
Subject to the terms of the funding mechanism the preferred starting point for negotiation is that the RPO owns the IP and the industry partner has option to license IP on preferential terms. Access to background IP necessary to commercialise the foreground IP is through license agreement.
2. Industry fully-funded projects
Industry owns IP, RPO retains rights for teaching and research purposes only.
For more information please see TT Guideline No.2 Contract and Collaborative Research