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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><img src="/web/20180829220823im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/about-ip/en/universities_research/images/getty_831613976_500.jpg" alt=""/> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty Images/gorodenkoff)</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div id="wipo-news" class="content content--news line" data-layout="vertical" data-xml="/tools/en/includes/ocms_news.xml?path=/about-ip/en/universities_research/news/" data-number="3"></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 fuelling 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="/web/20180829220823/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/universities_research/resources/">free resources for universities and PRIs</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--two"> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20180829220823/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/universities_research/ip_policies/"><img src="/web/20180829220823im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/about-ip/en/universities_research/images/wipo_ippolicies_500.jpg" alt=""/></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Image: Getty Images/Maximkostenko)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="/web/20180829220823/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/universities_research/ip_policies/">IP policies for universities</a></h3> <p>Knowledge and technology generated in universities and PRIs can have immense economic and societal benefit. A robust IP policy ensures that this value is maximized and protected.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20180829220823/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/universities_research/ip_knowledgetransfer/"><img src="/web/20180829220823im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/about-ip/en/universities_research/images/wipo_knowledgetransfer_500.jpg" alt=""/></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Image: Getty Images/Maximkostenko)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><a href="/web/20180829220823/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/universities_research/ip_knowledgetransfer/">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. 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