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Interdisciplinary

Intellectual Property Rights Policy

Governing the ownership, protection, and commercialization of interdisciplinary research outputs at UHB to ensure equitable benefit-sharing and open science compliance.

Ownership

  • Research using UHB resources = university-owned IP
  • Joint research governed by signed agreement
  • Researchers retain moral rights

Revenue Sharing

40%

Researchers

30%

College/Department

30%

Interdisciplinary Research Fund

Patents & Commercialization

Free patent search, filing support, and Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) negotiation via the UHB IP Office.

Confidentiality

  • NDAs required for industry-partnered research
  • Mandatory IP training before project start

Open Science & FAIR Data

All publicly funded research must meet FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and open access requirements.

Policy: PS_36

Data Preservation

Minimum 10-year digital research data archive post-publication to guarantee long-term data integrity.