Does my university own my research?

General rule: no siggy, no university ownership. If a university wants to own, then it will have to persuade you or compel you to assign that ownership, or persuade a court to compel you to assign. [Caveat: ownership of inventions is weird–it’s common law, not in patent law.

Do researchers own their research?

Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, UK, and USA the university owns the research results. The researchers own the inventions in Sweden and other countries, e.g., Finland, Italy (OECD 2003b).

Who owns the research data?

The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), an Association of Research Universities, explains it this way: “As the grantee and formal owner of the data, the research institution is responsible for retaining research data, materials and documentation as required by its agreements.

Do universities own your work?

Since your school is not considered your legal employer, that means any essay, painting, photograph, song, or other creative work you make as part of your academic career is owned by you. This is true pretty much universally, including if you’re a minor or even if you use school equipment.

Who owns the IP of a PhD?

In particular, you own the intellectual property rights in any Masters or PhD thesis you produce at the University. There may be exceptions to this rule if your work has been sponsored by a commercial organisation.

Do universities own your ideas?

Most universities own the ideas and technologies invented by the people who work for them. They also own inventions created by students—even undergraduates. Your university president’s office.

Who owns data in universities?

Research data are usually jointly owned by the researcher(s) and the University, which means that both have the right to use the data.

Do I own my PHD data?

In so far as your data is protected by copyright or other Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), the ownership is likely to be governed by the terms of any collaboration or funder agreements which are in place. In the absence of any such terms, copyright would rest with you and your fellow researchers as the “authors”.

Who owns any work that you do while you are at university?