Intellectual Property Policy

NovaUCD implement the UCD Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures, which were introduced in July 2006. The Policy provides for a significant increase in the level of commercial income distributed to researchers and other creators of IP.

As well as overseeing the IP Policy, NovaUCD provides advisory and training services in relation to the identification, protection and exploitation of IP resulting from UCD Research. UCD has a growing portfolio of licensing opportunities, particularly in ICT and Life Sciences, available for exploitation by campus companies and other NovaUCD clients in industry and throughout the business community.

IP Advisory Services

NovaUCD provides advice in the following areas:

• commercial aspects of research proposals and contracts;
• preparation of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), material transfer agreements and industrial research contracts;
• identification and formal disclosure of intellectual property;
• protection of intellectual property;
• developing business models and commercial plans;
• sourcing licensees & negotiating licence agreements;
• establishing new ventures;
• sourcing finance.
  

Training Services

NovaUCD offers training and continuing professional development on various aspects of intellectual property and commercialisation.

Professional Network

NovaUCD is an active member of a number of leading international networks of technology transfer professionals including AURIL, AUTM, UNICA, LES and ProTon Europe.