Researcher Supports

Access Innovation Supports

The Knowledge Transfer team at NovaUCD, has a structured approach to ensure that intellectual property is identified and appropriately protected.

The team supports the UCD research community,

To identify valuable research results and implement protection strategies
To explore commercialisation opportunities through licensing and spin-out formation
To develop productive collaborations with industry.

Members of the team regularly meet with UCD researchers to provide advice on commercial aspects of research proposals and contracts, to monitor the progress of research projects, to provide appropriate assistance to the researchers at the different stages of their research projects, and to remind researchers of UCD’s contractual obligations to funding agencies and companies and implement UCD’s policy on intellectual property.

UCD Obligations

The Knowledge Transfer team is also responsible for ensuring that the intellectual property terms on ownership and access rights reflect the objectives of the project, do not conflict with any other agreements that the university has entered into, comply with State Aid Rules, the requirements of the Funding Agency Guidelines and National Codes of Practice, and importantly preserve wherever possible the researcher’s right to publish and use the intellectual property in future research projects.

IP Policy and Forms

University College Dublin's Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures were developed in accordance with international best practice.

UCD Intellectual Property Policy

Either the NovaUCD Invention Disclosure Form or the NovaUCD Software Disclosure Form should be completed by researchers if they have evidence of a discovery that potentially may have a commercial application(s) either through licensing or through the creation of a spin-out company.

NovaUCD Invention Disclosure Form
NovaUCD Software Disclosure Form

National IP Protocol

Ireland's framework for research commercialisation is called the(opens in a new window)National IP Protocol. It provides for best practice, guiding on the expected norms for research-related engagements between industry and State research performing organisations (RPOs) and the formation of spin-out companies from State research. This document sets out the framework underpinning research collaboration and access to intellectual property from state-funded research.

KTI Guidelines

Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) has developed a number of useful guideline documents.

Intellectual property can take various forms and you find out more about IP from R&D and how to go about protecting it in (opens in a new window)KTI’s Guide to Intellectual Property & Confidentiality.

(opens in a new window)KTI's Practical Guide to Managing Intellectual Property and Confidentiality provides an overview of key issues relating to Intellectual Property (IP) which are likely to arise during a researcher's career. The Guide is applicable to researchers in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), State research organisations and to researchers in industry.

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