Article,
Zur Patentkultur an Hochschulen – auf neuen Wegen zum Ziel
Wissenschaftsrecht, (2005)
Abstract
Universities are important places for the creation of innovation. Researchers at the universities have made a lot of inventions in the past. But the exploitation of these inventions still is a problem. Many universities don’t have a system of promoting inventions, taking care for the patent protection of innovation and its dissemination. The article describes the present situation of patent protection for university employees including the special rules for the attribution of economic rights between the university and its researchers. Furthermore, the text explains how research results are protected within the framework of the 6th research framework of the European Union. Finally, organizations like IPR Helpdesk are presented; these organizations help researchers in administering their untellectual property rights in a European research setting.
