Status and Details

Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and implementation of this document, contact details for the Implementation Officer and relevant enquiries contact and, on the right, a brief summary of changes between this and the previous version.

Intellectual Property (Staff) policy

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Status Historic Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date 2nd October 2017 This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date 2nd October 2020 The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority Vice-Chancellor The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date 1st October 2017 This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date 31st December 2020 This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Implementation Officer Ben Spincer
Executive Director, Research Business Engagement and Impact
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Responsible Executive Julie Owens
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation
This is the senior officer with responsibility for the document.
Enquiries Contact Deakin Research Commercial
+61 3 52271098
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The Intellectual Property (Staff) policy, Intellectual Property (Students) policy and Intellectual Property procedure were amended as a suite. The amendments incorporate four principals: 1. Move away from policies designed around Patent protection for lab-based research to a more contemporary view of the Intellectual Property assets within the University and how they can be better leveraged to the benefit of the University, its staff and its students. 2. Deakin Research Commercial is named in the policies and procedure as the area responsible for commercialisation of Deakin’s IP and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research’s role as statutory position of Intellectual Property Officer is clarified, including adjudication of any dispute resolution process. 3. Move from the current 50/50 split of net commercialisation revenues between the University and Inventors to the consensus approach of most Universities that sees a one third split between the Inventors, the University and the relevant Faculty/Institute as a way to better incentivise further translational research. 4. Where the commercialisation strategy involves a spin-out, the amendments provide an option within the Policy for an inventors rights over commercial revenue to be exchanged for equity in the new business. This has the dual benefit of aligning incentives and simplifying the administration of the Policy.