Patents The Patenting Process Patenting vs Publishing

Intellectual Property Rights   Intellectual Property (IP) is a broad term describing the results of mental creativity. Sometimes the results can be legally protected, giving rise to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). IPR include patents, trademarks, designs and copyright. You can read more about the various kinds of IPR at http://www.patentstyret.no/.In relation to the research performed at the University of Oslo (UiO), patents will normally be the most relevant protection to use.   UiO has implemented an IPR policy, regulating the distribution of a potential net income from out-licensing of technology:   - 1/3 goes to inventor(s) employed at UiO - 1/3 goes to UiO with the following distribution - 25 % to the Institute/Research Group as a research fund - 8 % to the Faculty for work related to innovation - 1/3 goes to Birkeland Innovation   You can read more about UiO’s IPR policy at here.