IP and Collaborative Research in Europe

Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities

The European Commission published this Code-of-Practice in April 2008. It is voluntary and provides principles for the management of IP and knowledge transfer policies, principles for collaborative research and contract research and a set of good practice principles. It aims to ensure that knowledge transfer is made a strategic mission in public institutions and that incentives, capacities and skills are developed within institutions to promote effective exploitation of IP.

European Commission Cross Border Decision Guide

This interactive tool-kit takes the user through a decision process and raises a set of strategic questions to consider when planning and negotiating collaborative research projects. The appendices to the decision guide provide fact sheets detailing the major elements of the IPR framework and IPR rules in nineteen European countries and New Zealand. This resource was produced by the European Committee de la Recherche Scientifique & Technique (CREST) which advises the European Council and works to define and oversee the implementation of a soft governance tool called the 'Open Method of Coordination'.