Intellectual Property, Collaboration, and H2020 Effective Intellectual Property Management in Industry- RPO Collaboration MSCA Bridging Industry and Research Irish Universities Association, Feb 3 rd 2015 Joe Doyle Intellectual Property Manager Enterprise Ireland

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 My Objectives: Intellectual Property in Context Innovation Collaboration Challenges IP management Coexisting IP Rights IP in H2020 Overview Support Resources

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Commercialise Create Intellectual Property and Innovation? Innovation The process of applying new solutions to existing problems Problems Solutions Continuous Innovation Requires a management process to capture inputs and outputs between the market and development activities. Property Intellectual Capture

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Commercialise Create Intellectual Property and Collaboration? Solutions Problems Intellectual Property Capture Innovation Collaboration Managing interdependent yet apparently competing demands and motivations. ? Industry HEI

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Commercialise Create Intellectual Property and Collaboration? Solutions Problems Rights Intellectual Property Capture Innovation Collaboration IP makes it possible achieve balance of rights between originator and user. Resources State Aid Capability Reward Academia

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Commercialise Create Intellectual Property and Collaboration? Solutions Problems Rights Intellectual Property Capture Resources State Aid Capability Reward Academia Profit Competition Market Monopoly Investors Innovation Collaboration IP makes it possible achieve balance of rights between creator and user.

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Intellectual Property It’s Much More than Patents! Intellectual Asset Management Processes Policies, Processes Documentation Templates. Intellectual Capacity Expertise, Infrastructure, ICT, Finance, Partnerships Intellectual Assets Undisclosed info, Research Results, Agreements, Notebooks, Know/Show how, Data. Intellectual Property Patents, Designs,©, ®, Trade Secrets, UMs, Databases

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 IP in Collaborations – it’s an imperfect world! Sources of conflict Poor IP Management Lack of Clarity Low IP Awareness Balancing Rights and Rewards Diverging motivations

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 IP Management – Challenges at Each Phase Collaboration Partnership Industry HEI BIP 1 Background IP Non- Severable Foreground IP BIP 2 FIP 1 Severable Foreground IP FIP 1 Collaboration Programme(s) Background IP in Foreground IP Out Background IP Out Partnership & Researcher Agreements Grant & Collaboration Agreements Collaboration is Complex! Must have clear and consistent IP management policies and procedures at ALL project phases ProposalImplementation Exploitation BIP 2 BIP 1

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 IP Management – MSCA Agreements

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Employee/Subcontractor Active contribution to idea Right of recognition Employee/Subcontractor Original expression of idea Moral rights IP – Coexisting Rights Organisation/Partnership Assignee Enforcement and usage rights Intellectual Property

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Tech Transfer Office General Obligations… Manage IP Access to Background Protect Results Ownership of Results Exploit and Disseminate Varies depending on programme and project phase REF: H2020 Online Manual (WIP) IP in Horizon 2020 – Rules and Resources Connected Support System for Industry Collaboration

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 IP in Horizon 2020 – Dissemination of Results

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 IP in Horizon 2020 – IPR Management in Marie Curie Actions (2012) e_Curie_Actions.pdf

© Enterprise Ireland © Enterprise Ireland 2015 Thank you for your attention!