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.portlet-borderless .portlet-content {padding: 0;}</style> <div class="lfr-layout-structure-item-basic-component-html lfr-layout-structure-item-3f87275b-e6da-514b-4f76-80650ef86186 " style=""> <div id="fragment-46c13be1-4837-da79-425b-ee70b05b7a4e"> <div class="component-html" data-lfr-editable-id="element-html" data-lfr-editable-type="html"> <div class="dropdown nav__on-this-page"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">On this page <strong class="caret"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu--on-this-page"> <li><a href="#what">What we do</a></li> <li><a href="#action">Case studies</a></li> <li><a href="#howhelp">How we can help you</a></li> <li><a href="#related">Related links</a></li> </ul> </div> <h1>Universities and Intellectual Property</h1> <div class="content"> <div class="main"> <p class="lead">Universities and public research institutions (PRIs) are the factories of the knowledge economy.</p> <p class="lead">Intellectual property (IP) adds another mechanism for universities to disseminate the knowledge that they generate and to have that knowledge used in the economic sector.</p> </div> <div class="complementary"> <figure> <picture data-fileentryid="2719571"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719571/Thumbnail-300x300/getty_831613976_500.jpg?t=1707145686003"> <source media="(max-width:500px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719571/Preview-1000x0/getty_831613976_500.jpg?t=1707145686003"> <img src="/documents/2678894/2719370/getty_831613976_500.jpg/478546ca-4092-3ab7-2f91-b375054d4477?version=1.1&t=1707145686003" alt=""> </picture> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo : Getty Images/GORODENKOFF) </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="content line"> <h2 id="what">What we do</h2> <div class="main"> <p class="lead">We provide advice, support and resources to help universities and PRIs around the world tap into their IP and continue fueling the innovation that drives society forward.</p> </div> <div class="complementary"> <div class="box"> <h3 class="box__header">Resources</h3> <p>We maintain a non-exhaustive list of <a href="/en/web/universities/resources">free resources for universities and PRIs</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--two"> <div class="col"> <figure> <a href="/en/web/technology-transfer/database-ip-policies-universities-research-institutions"> <picture data-fileentryid="2719638"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719638/Thumbnail-300x300/wipo_ippolicies_500.jpg?t=1707145690788"> <source media="(max-width:500px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719638/Preview-1000x0/wipo_ippolicies_500.jpg?t=1707145690788"> <img src="/documents/2678894/2719370/wipo_ippolicies_500.jpg" alt=""> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Image: Getty Images/Maximkostenko) </figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="/en/web/technology-transfer/database-ip-policies-universities-research-institutions">Database of IP Policies from Universities and Research Institutions</a></h3> <p>What better way to learn than from others? Search intellectual property policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions worldwide.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure> <a href="/en/web/universities/knowledge-transfer"> <picture data-fileentryid="2719654"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719654/Thumbnail-300x300/wipo_knowledgetransfer_500.jpg?t=1707145692660"> <source media="(max-width:500px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719654/Preview-1000x0/wipo_knowledgetransfer_500.jpg?t=1707145692660"> <img src="/documents/2678894/2719370/wipo_knowledgetransfer_500.jpg" alt=""> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Image: Getty Images/Maximkostenko) </figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="/en/web/universities/knowledge-transfer">Knowledge Transfer for Universities</a></h3> <p>For great ideas to flourish, they need to make their way from universities and research centers into the hands of the consumer. Understanding IP issues around knowledge transfer can help get discoveries from the lab to the marketplace.</p> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--four line"> <h2 id="action">University IP in action</h2> <p>A selection of case studies on the topic of IP policies and knowledge transfer in practice. Find more <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/search.jsp?obj_protection_id=&ins_protection_id=&focus_id=&type_id=543&industry_id=&territory_id=">case studies</a>.</p> <div class="col"> <figure> <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=3660"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/policy/images/e_mit-jinhalee_600.jpg" alt=""></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: MIT) </figcaption> </figure> <h3><a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=3660">Life in 3D</a></h3> <p>Find out about one pioneering scientist's work on bridging the gap between the 2D and 3D worlds.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure> <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=3688"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/policy/images/e_unchartedplay_600.jpg" alt=""></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: Uncharted Play) </figcaption> </figure> <h3><a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=3688">Ball power</a></h3> <p>What if you could help solve sustainability problems simply by playing football?</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure> <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=2650"> <picture data-fileentryid="2719432"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719432/Thumbnail-300x300/article_0109_1_600.jpg?t=1707145677714, /o/adaptive-media/image/2719432/Preview-1000x0/article_0109_1_600.jpg?t=1707145677714 2x"> <source media="(max-width:600px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719432/Preview-1000x0/article_0109_1_600.jpg?t=1707145677714"> <img src="/documents/2678894/2719370/article_0109_1_600.jpg/fd5bba52-2e8b-9fe6-0c3f-e08d09de157f?version=1.1&t=1707145677714" alt=""> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: Inova) </figcaption> </figure> <h3><a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=2650">Developing innovation</a></h3> <p>A test for genetic deafness in newborns is just one invention from Brazil's first university-based technology transfer office.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure> <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=2553"> <picture data-fileentryid="2719405"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719405/Thumbnail-300x300/article_0031_3_600.jpg?t=1707145676647, /o/adaptive-media/image/2719405/Preview-1000x0/article_0031_3_600.jpg?t=1707145676647 2x"> <source media="(max-width:600px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719405/Preview-1000x0/article_0031_3_600.jpg?t=1707145676647"> <img src="/documents/2678894/2719370/article_0031_3_600.jpg/0bd7d21a-a4fa-4145-8404-75bad57a8371?version=1.1&t=1707145676647" alt=""> </picture></a> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: TRE) </figcaption> </figure> <h3><a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=2553">Satellite surveying</a></h3> <p>Imagine being able to use satellites in space to identify areas at risk of landslides, floods, earthquakes, and more.</p> </div> </div> <div class="content line"> <h2 id="howhelp">How we can help you</h2> <div class="main"> <p>Aside from our free database of IP policies, we undertake a growing range of activities to support the development of IP policies for universities and PRIs around the world.</p> <p>Our activities take place upon official request from our <a data-senna-off="true" href="https://www.wipo.int/members/en/">member states</a>. If you are a member state and wish to find out more, please <a href="https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=universities">get in touch</a>.</p> </div> <div class="complementary"></div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three"> <div class="col"> <figure> <picture data-fileentryid="2719553"> <source media="(max-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719553/Thumbnail-300x300/getty_692306766_500.jpg?t=1707145684787"> <source media="(max-width:500px) and (min-width:300px)" srcset="/o/adaptive-media/image/2719553/Preview-1000x0/getty_692306766_500.jpg?t=1707145684787"> <img src="/documents/2678894/2719370/getty_692306766_500.jpg/4f4a9e7d-124c-3c9d-f410-e37b826ea313?version=1.1&t=1707145684787" alt=""> </picture> <figcaption class="credit"> (Photo: Getty Images/Peshkova) </figcaption> </figure> <h3>Awareness raising</h3> <p>We organize events for governments, universities and PRIs to explain how and why institutional IP policies can be of use.</p> <p>We also develop tools, 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