UNSW goes global with free IP

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"Days after announcing it will release research discoveries to business without charge the University of New South Wales has delivered on its global giveaway, announcing a partnership with intellectual property resource iBridge Network. iBridge is controlled by the US based Kauffman Foundation which focuses on social and economic innovation. Serving as a marketplace where researchers and entrepreneurs can connect, iBridge claims access to some 16,000 innovations across 30 STEM disciplines. Many participating universities regularly rate well up on the Jiao Tong research rankings, including Harvard, MIT, the University of California network and King's College in the UK. However UNSW claims it is unique in being the first iBridge partner which is also a member of the Easy Access IP group, which represents five universities in the UK, Denmark and Canada....Academics must agree to their research being available via Easy IP and aspiring commercial developers must meet three conditions. They have to acknowledge UNSW as the source and report progress to the university. They undertake to “exploit” the IP within three years or return development rights to UNSW. And they accept the university’s right to continue to use the IP in its own research. While intellectual property with obvious commercial potential is quarantined Dr Cullen suggests UNSW will licence 80 per cent of research outcomes through Easy IP, a task made easier through the new arrangement with iBridge...."

Link:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/unsw-goes-global-with-free-ip/story-e6frgcjx-1226192896536

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Tags:

oa.new ru.do ru.ps oa.australia oa.industry oa.tech_transferoa.patents

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 12:14

Date published:

11/16/2011, 17:48