By Leibniz University Hannover
Generally, Leibniz University Hannover is interested in developing technologies for the market together with commercial partners and is prepared to contribute existing intellectual property. Balanced agreements are indispensable for successful research and development collaborations. Therefore, when concluding contracts in the context of collaborations and third-party funding, LUH takes special care to reach sustainable agreements with regard to intellectual property. This establishes a high degree of transparency and reliability for all participants throughout the project and thereafter. For this, regulations for usage rights will be established for intellectual property present prior to project begin (“background”) and for project results. In the case of industrial commissions, LUH expects appropriate remuneration for special, unforeseeable services, including inventions, if it is agreed to assign the rights of such inventions to the industrial partner.
