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IP Management Strategies to Maximize Research Impact Collaboration &to Maximize Research Impact, Collaboration &
Translation
September 22, 2008
Carol Mimura, Ph.D.Assistant Vice Chancellor forIntellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA)U i it f C lif i B k lUniversity of California, Berkeley
University Mission and Social Compact
Teaching, research, dissemination of informationpublic service
California’s Future: It Starts HereUC’s Contributions to Economic Growth, Health & CultureIn 2002:In 2002:
7% of all R&D activity in CA takes place at UC campuses1.3% of the growth in CA Gross St. Product is due to productivity gains resulting from the research activities ofproductivity gains resulting from the research activities of the University of CAThree invention disclosures per calendar day
As a university we have a duty to ensure that basic research that has a practical application is
transmitted and deployed to benefit society
IP M t t B k lIP Management at Berkeley
IPIRA acknowledges the importance of Industry-University collaboration as an innovation accelerator
Economic Development
that fuels economic development
University Industryy
…and to acknowledge that Industry-University Partnerships, which lie at the intersection of science,
Science &Engineering
business and law, engender research & innovation
Business Law
Industry-University relationships have been instrumental in the development of the biotech & high tech industries, two of the
Science &
p gCalifornia’s important economic drivers. Those sectors continue to support industry/university research collaboration and innovation.
Engineering
University EconomicDevelopment
InformationTechnology gyBiotechnology
Energy Biosciences
Business LawIndustryBusiness y
Interconnected Overlapping Triads
Government
Interconnected, Overlapping Triads
Law Firms Seed Capital
Industry UniversityVenture Industry y
Capital
Logo reflects theVitality and Interconnectivity of the Industry-University interfaceVitality and Interconnectivity of the Industry-University interface
Relationships are Key
We MUST WORK TOGETHERincluding PPPs and PDPs to bridge translational research gaps
IPIRA Consists of Two Peer Divisions under Common Management
Industry Alliances Offi
Office of Technology Li iOffice
IAOLicensing
OTL
Relationships Are Key
Our Network is Our StrengthOur Network is Our Strength
Research at BerkeleBerkeley
Industry Alliances Office Office of Technology LicensingIP LICENSING
Funding & Collaboration PULL PUSH
IAOgy g
OTL
Private Sector ate SectoResearch and
Commercialization
Corporate Sponsored Research Agreements, Collaboration Agreements Incoming MTAs
Patent and Copyright Licenses, Outgoing MTAs, SRA Support StartupsAgreements, Incoming MTAs,
Industry Affiliates Programs (Consortia)
SRA Support, Startups
Self-perpetuating cycle that stimulates innovation and reduces the emphasis on IP marketingand reduces the emphasis on IP marketing
Corporate sponsorCorporate sponsor funds desired research
and is the ready licensee
Innovation and
Funding, materials
PULL PUSHand
New IPmaterials, collaboration
Industry Alliances Office of Technology IPIRA
yOfficeIAO
gyLicensing
OTLBerkeleyResearch
Berkeley’s Approach in IPIRA
What is technology transfer?
Most common definition of TT is not consistent with our approachpp
Our approach is expansive
TT is an ongoing relationship continuum, not a single transaction
•many years, many points of contact
•building a pyramid, contributing
diff t t f idifferent sectors of a pie
Relationship model: collaborations, partnerships are key
Our networks are our strength
Consistent with UC Goals,Immediate Past UC President Robert Dynes: RD & D
R h D l t d DELIVERYResearch, Development and DELIVERY
UC $3B federal funding, $8.5 total research funding7% of R&D in the State of California7% of R&D in the State of California3 invention disclosures per day
IMPACT as goal of TT program at BerkeleyIMPACT as goal of TT program at BerkeleyIP management approach favors all forms of dissemination
TT Success Under the Relationship & Social Impact Model
• Success in TT consists of rights transfer and knowledge transfer in both directions to enable innovation acceleration, deployment, uptake, , p y , p ,translation
• Maximization of research IMPACT is the goal is the primary factor inMaximization of research IMPACT is the goal is the primary factor in gauging TT success
• Revenue generation being secondary to that• Revenue generation being secondary to that
Most TT occurs in traditional ways: teaching, graduates, consulting, informing
With ownership comes responsibility
Good stewards of IP think of broad implications when they make University property proprietary
and don’t impede public access to vital technologies for research, for cures
Technology transfer at Berkeley is reflective of the culture at Berkeley
Berkeley has a strong record of public service (and B-school law-school)Berkeley has a strong record of public service (and B school, law school), established reputation for public access to tools (BSD, opensource licensing)
All Under the “Umbrella” of the Corporate Relationship
Industry Alliances OfficeIAO
Office of Technology LicensingOTLIAO OTL
TT is a relationship continuum, not a single transaction The Relationship Model Bears FruitThe Relationship Model Bears Fruit
When institutions value the corporate relationship more than any single transaction, utilize their networks to advantage, and value research support as highly as license revenue, the overall dynamic changes
• Break through cultural and negotiation barriers
• Attracts funding, promotes collaboration
• Establishes a high comfort level for consummating transactions or g ggiving gifts
The Relationship Model Bears FruitThe Relationship Model Bears Fruit
Corporate Sponsored Research funding nearly tripled
Gift Funding increased both from private and foundation sources
Foundation funding increased
Greater number and types of PPPs, PDPsy
New Definition of Success in IPIRA Makes all approaches equally viable effectiveMakes all approaches equally viable, effective
If success is measured only by numbers of patents, patent royalties and fees you bring in licensing practices will reflect that
• Nonremunerative transactions & free licenses less desirable
• Services will have a lower priority
• Schizophrenia (service or business?)
• Misaligned expectations
If: Social impact, translational efficiency, innovation acceleration global outreach, uptake, collaboration, sharing, gifts, reputational gains, affiliation, PDPs, PPPs
Including: speed of, efficiency of, efficacy of above
Then: No single model for transacting TT is dominant. Industry-specific needs can be addressed. Full spectrum of IP management strategies is available to deploy innovation for maximal societal impact
“Alternatives” to traditional TT are equally viable:patent pooling, public domain, open source, royalty free licensing, commons, not patenting or not patenting in certain geographiesp g g g p
Expanded Definition of TT Success Expanded Menu of Choices for Different Industry
The traditional “biotech” TT model:
Sectors
Emphasis on IP protection, long R&D time lines, exclusive licensing, and running royalties, milestone payments, multiple payments
Informed past TT metrics, reports: Statistics informed practice
“Biotech” TT model is but one approach among manyNon-royalty bearing licenses: not counted (under-), disincentive, deemed less
important, low priority
• Information Technology (IT) industry, chemical, oil & gas different needsgy ( ) y, , g
• Freedom to operate in research agreements (NERF, nonassert): short R&D timelines, incremental improvements, no running royalties, nominal fees
Metrics for Measuring Impact
Social impact, translational efficiency, innovation acceleration, global outreach, uptake, collaboration, sharing gifts reputational gains affiliation PDPs PPPssharing, gifts, reputational gains, affiliation, PDPs, PPPsIncluding: speed of, efficiency of, efficacy of above
Double Bottom-Line AccountingDouble Bottom-Line Accounting
Financial Social ImpactTraditional metrics:# of licenses# of patents
Neglected or tropical disease research funded, lives saved, medical costs
d d ftp
# license revenue# start-upEquity options
reduced, software distributed under BSD, research tools shared, collaboration enabledEquity, options collaboration enabled, knowledge and expertise transferred…
Metrics
Challenges: Quantitation (reputation)CommensurationBase-lineDifferent portals (% of gift funding)St ffi i f t tStaffing, infrastructure
Examples:
UC Berkeley's Economic Impact and Social Benefitshttp://www.berkeley.edu/econimpact/http://www.berkeley.edu/econimpact/
Better World Projecthttp://www betterworldproject net/index cfmhttp://www.betterworldproject.net/index.cfm
A Full Spectrum of IP Management Models to Achieve Impact, Access, Uptake & Disseminationp
Gift Nonexcl.,IP-moot
SRA Exclusive,IP-centric
Industry ConsortiaDefault is nonexclusive
IP-neutral
Increasing emphasis on IP and deliverables
Decreasing indirect cost rates reflecting decreasing rights
IP expectedWork planDeliverables
Intermediate overheadMembership agreement
No contractNo deliverables
Budget
Applying new metrics the goal of Impact can be achieved in many waysProcess: management to achieve translation of research resultsProcess: management to achieve translation of research results
SRAExclusive,IP centric
IndustryAffiliate
Programs
Open Collaboration
Open SourcePatent PoolsIP Commons
Public DomainIP-moot
Decreasing emphasis on IP deliverables ownership
IP-centric Programs IP Commons
Decreasing emphasis on IP, deliverables, ownership
Continuum of management tools to ensure access, dissemination g ,
Innovation acceleration RELATIONSHIP LIFECYCLEA given activity is not at the expense of anotherA given activity is not at the expense of anotherDifferent approaches for different purpose & nuances within categories400+ agreements / year
The IT Perspective
Information Technology is:Not biotech, not pharma
Incremental improvementsShort R&D timeframesNo running royalties
Freedom to operateFreedom to operateNonexclusive (often NERF) licenseNOT exclusive, royalty bearing, high risk, high investment
Publication and public domain fineWe hear you:y
HP’s Global Collaborative Research (HP Open Innovation)Intel Lablet at Berkeley Open Collaboration
Intel Open Collaboration Agreement
Intel lablet in Berkeley (U WA, CMU, Cambridge*)Off-campus (adjacent)Hi hl l ti h bl k titiHighly speculative research, blue-sky, noncompetitiveIP not expected to arise
Publish early and oftenPublish early and oftenCan file patents but all nonexclusive licenses First 7 years, noneOther companies can participate none to dateOther companies can participate, none to date
Innovation accelerator: encourages collaborationReduces barriers in areas where IP perceived to be aphindrance to collaboration
Access to Intel equipment, chips, personnelAccess talent, cutting edge researchR&D outsourcing: Tennenhouse DARPA
U.C. Berkeley’s Socially Responsible Licensing Program (SRLP)
One of several IP rights management strategies in IPIRA
St i t i i th i t f h i ll i thStrives to maximize the impact of our research, especially in the developing world http:ipira.berkeley.edu
C b i t B k l f hCan bring resources to Berkeley for research Typically agree to forgo or reduce future IP license revenue
Can include not patenting and/or selectively by geographyCan include not patenting and/or selectively by geography
Faculty service, societal benefit
Broader base of foundations and agencies as a funding resource
Goals of the Socially Responsible Licensing Program in IPIRA
Ensure widespread availabiity of technology & healthcare in the developing worlddeveloping worldAttribution Revenue sharing Affordable pricingAffordable pricing Reservations of rightsExpeditious sharing of research materialsExpeditious publication of scientific results in accessible journalsIP management that provides commercial incentives, yet benefits the poor
Why?
Help for the developing world is a moral imperative. Countries with resources should help those that are resource poor.
The opportunity cost of giving away University-generated therapies, etc. for free in the developing world is low compared to the societal benefit
The university is not harmed because the goal is consistent with our definition of TT success of maximizing “impact”
Success is measured by new metrics: lives saved, social impact, research funding
Consistent with our culture, professionally rewarding
Can stimulate business & societal change
R i l iReputational gains
ExamplesInnovations Licensed
and/or Funded Under SRLPand/or Funded Under SRLPDiagnostic: Hand-held, MEMS device Denge Fever, Nicaragua
Sustainable Sciences Institute (nonprofit). Eva Harris: Royalty free sales for l SSI i fit i t i t i A hi t las long as SSI remains a nonprofit in certain countries. Achieves our mutual
goal of bringing low-cost diagnostic to developing world. Wanted patents…
Therapeutic: Antiviral compound from native plante apeut c t a co pou d o at e p a tCommonwealth of Samoa research collab. & revenue sharingJay Keasling: Compound from Mamala tree bark. Possible HIV drug. Attribution to Samoa naming plasmids, etc. Access to native trees, local experts facilitation of exports Revenue sharing if a drug is commercializedexperts, facilitation of exports. Revenue sharing if a drug is commercialized
Agriculture: Plant disease resistanceAg-biotech company license No-cost sublicenses in AfricaAg biotech company license. No cost sublicenses in Africa
Vaccine: TB vaccine researchIf vaccine is invented with company funding at Berkeley, vaccine distribution p y g y,will be royalty-free in defined countries
Examples, continued
Hunger: bioEnhanced SorghumAfrica Harvest consortium funded by Gates Foundation Advance commitment toAfrica Harvest consortium funded by Gates Foundation. Advance commitment to
allow royalty free sales in Africa. More nutritious and more digestible sorghum
Sanitation: Water purity and testingSanitation: Water purity and testingAquaya Institute: global access strategy
And several research agreements from federal and foundation sourcesAnd several research agreements from federal and foundation sources
Advance commitment from Berkeley to grant royalty-free licenses and/or requirement to provide licensed products for free or at cost for humanitarian usep p
PDP: Malaria Drug Development Partnershipa t e s p
• Malaria afflicts up to 500M per year, kills 1-3M. Tropical disease, under resourced - profit margins low.
• Berkeley (Jay Keasling) has patented technology that allows terpene synthesis genes to engineered in E. coli and yeast. Overproduce artemisinin for ACT.
• Reduce reliance on natural product (extracted from wormwood)Reduce reliance on natural product (extracted from wormwood)
• Berkeley’s start-up Co., Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. refine and scale up
The Instit te for One World Health (iOWH) is the orld’s first nonprofit pharmace tical• The Institute for One World Health (iOWH) is the world’s first nonprofit pharmaceutical company and has expertise in clinical trials, FDA regulatory approvals. Mission: cure infectious diseases in developing world
Gates Foundation Berkeley iOWH Amyris have a mutual goal of making the existing• Gates Foundation, Berkeley, iOWH, Amyris have a mutual goal of making the existing malaria drug affordable ($2.40 per dose to ~24 cents).
• Neither Berkeley, iOWH, Amyris alone can see the project through to completion, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund if pricing and access goals are assuredMelinda Gates Foundation will fund if pricing and access goals are assured
Low Cost Artemisinin Combination Therapy$42.6M Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3-way collaboration agreement 2 license agreements3-way collaboration agreement, 2 license agreements
$22.6M to iOWHPharma (Sanofi-
$12M to Amyris Biotechnologies REGULATORY,
Pharma (SanofiAventis)
$8M to Berkeley APPLIEDRESEARCH
DISTRIBUTION
BASIC RESEARCH
3- way research Collaboration
License #1 Berkeley to Amyris. Developed
License #2 Berkeley to iOWH. Sell drug at cost Collaboration
Agreementworld. No profit for malaria drug. Profit for flavors & fragrances
gin developing world
A Single Grant to Expedite Translational Research and Clinical/Regulatory Approvals
$12M to Amyris Biotechnologies
$22.6M to iOWH(Sanofi-Aventis)$8M to Berkeley
UniversityBASIC RESEARCH
Biotechnology Co.A li d RESEARCH
Pharmaceutical Co.
BASIC RESEARCH Applied RESEARCH REGULATORY&CLINICALS
• Instead of a “relay race” a single donor makes one grant to fund basic research translational research clinical & regulatorybasic research, translational research, clinical & regulatory activities• No uncertainty in finding the next partner • No uncertainty in future contract terms• No gaps (time, expertise, additional transactions) between stages
This model: seamless transitions toaccelerate & streamline translational research,accelerate & streamline translational research, commercialization & economic development
BASIC RESEARCH APPLIED RESEARCH CLINICAL/REGULATORY
•The model exemplifies “bench to bedside” translational research.
•Gates: hopes this structure will serve as a model for other Universitiesand calls it “An extraordinary public-private partnership that combines cutting edge science with a commitment to affordability and accessibility for those people in need.”y y p p
•William Haseltine: HGS founder: “The beginning of a new paradigm that could be transformational.”
•Tony Fauci, NIAID Director, “…Collaborations, coordination, and synergies between the private and public sectors are becoming increasingly essential.”
Socially Responsible Licensing at Berkeleyy p g y
Humanitarian Use Clauses in Contracts
References:
www.ipira.berkeley.edu then “socially responsible IP management”
Socially Responsible Licensing at Berkeley: Humanitarian Use Clauses
How: Implementation of the Program. Addressing Access and AffordabilityIN A LICENSE AGREEMENT
1) Goal of inducing investment: Grant of royalty free sales in a specified licensed territory ) g y y p y– In the developing world (but royalty collected in the developed world)– Def. of developing world has varied: “least developed” list of countries defined by WHO,
predefined list of countries such as “low and middle income” list on charity sites. Static list, dynamic list.y
– Inventors must agree (informed participation)– Revoked if licensee nonprofit status is lost or converted
2) Goal of ensuring affordable access: Require the licensee to give away for free2) Goal of ensuring affordable access: Require the licensee to give away for freein the developing world or sell at cost (or offer the lowest cost granted to any customer)
- definition of “at cost”: cost of manufacture and distribution- please consider: collusion, price fixing, antitrust, anticompetitive behavior
3) Ensure access for nonprofit research: Reservation of the rights:standard shop right for ourselves and other nonprofits.
4) In future, to license a generics manufacturer if licensee doesn’t provide access (but issues of accreditation, branding, packaging, parallel importation)
Socially Responsible Licensing: Humanitarian Use ClausesHow: Implementation of the Program. Addressing Access and AffordabilityIN A RESEARCH AGREEMENT ( ti t IP t d l d t)IN A RESEARCH AGREEMENT (prospective terms, IP not developed yet)
a) future grant of royalty free sales in a specified territory – In the developing world (but royalty collected in the developed world)In the developing world (but royalty collected in the developed world)– To the extent we are legally able to do so– And if all future inventors agree
b) and/or share revenue (or other benefits) with a collaborator or supplier– To the extent we are legally able to do so– Administered through a nonprofit organization (laborious details)
E th t f d l f di i t d i th d t B h D l– Ensure that federal funding is not used in the program due to Bayh-Dole requirement that net profits be used “for research and educational purposes”
c) address affordable pricing:- “reasonable efforts to license resultant IP for public benefit keeping in mind
Berkeley’s and X’s mutual goals of providing low cost therapies for free, at cost, or at minimal profit in the developing world.”
d) Give attribution (when naming discoveries, identify and thank providers, experts)
$500M over 10 years funded by BPFor Sponsored Research and 10 New Faculty positions
UC BerkeleyLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignwww.energybiosciencesinstitute.org
Genesis of the EBI
2006 Sustainable solutions must be researched NOW- biologists
BP Steve Koonin Chief Scientist (formerly Cal Tech)BP Steve Koonin Chief Scientist (formerly Cal Tech)
RFP challenge: Open + Proprietary research and NERF license
“Help us to INVENT the FUTURE”
46 applicants to 5 to 1
All of the principles and methodologies brought to bear
PROPOSAL
Huge collaborative effort: Departmental Chairs, Deans, VC, ChancellorRegional agencies, g g ,State Governor, SenatorLBNL, UIUC, Office of the General Counsel
Proposal Nov. 2006, London presentation, December
Level of commitment: Bell Labs model & philosophyLevel of commitment: Bell Labs model & philosophy
Jan announced: delivering results innovation cultureJan. announced: delivering results, innovation culture
Feb. kick-off meeting. Contract November, 2007
Advisors: Academic Senate chairs, student group
Common Mission
D l f d d th i t lDevelop new sources of energy and reduce the environmental impact of energy consumption
Produce transportation fuels from biomassProduce transportation fuels from biomass
Economics and social issues around biofuels
Microbially enhanced oil recovery
Carbon sequestrationq
U.S. Federal Government R&D HistoryHomeland Security,
Reagan “Star Wars” Program
JFK ApolloProgram
Carter EnergyCarter EnergyProgram
M. Hoeffert
Courtesy of Chris Somerville
Biomass as a Source for T i F lTransportation Fuels
Biomass is an excellent o ass s a e ce e tstarting material for biofuels• Plentiful• Biomass crops do not need
as much water or fertilizerWaste wood and papercould also be used to
d f lproduce fuels
Energy Biosciences Institute• BP funded• $500M ($50M/year for 10 ( y
years)
• ~25 lead investigatorsBroad multidisciplinary• Broad, multidisciplinary
• Bottom up• Shared space
University of California, Berkeley ●
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory ● BP ● Shared space• Dedicated new UC
building, located on UCB
University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign
campus (Helios Energy Research Facility)
Broad multidisciplinary institute, shared vision alternative fuelsO t f HELIOS t LBNLOne component of HELIOS at LBNL
Open and Proprietary components both at Berkeley and at UIUCCommon goal, physically separate
BP Applications Lab: Proprietary ResearchRented at FMV$200M building, $70M from state state of California
Grants making programAnnual, Open call for proposals
EBI Legal Structure
funds
BP
funds
ENERGY BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE (EBI)
BP Subsidiary BP Subsidiary
contracts contracts
BP Proprietary Component
UC Berkeley Host Institution
t tt t
Other BP Components
subcontracts contracts
contracts subcontracts
Lawrence Berkeley N ti l L b
subcontracts contracts
contracts subcontracts
Other Entities
as appropriate
OPEN RESEARCH PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
National Lab
OPEN RESEARCH PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
University of Illinois Urbana
OPEN RESEARCH PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
ENERGY BIOS CIENCES INSTITUTE (EBI)
OPEN RESEARCH PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
Governance BoardUCB Vice Chancellor for ResearchLBNL Director Scientific AdvisoryUIUC Vice Chancellor for ResearchBP RepresentativesEBI Director, Assoc. Dir., Dep. Dir.
yBoard
EBI Director(UCB/LBNL)
EBI Assoc. Dir.(BP)
EBI Deputy Director(UIUC)
EBI Team- Program directors- BP investigators
Program Directors- Feedstocks- Biomass- Depolymerization
g
EBI Organization
- Depolymerization- Biofuels production- Fossil fuel bioprocessing- Socioeconomic systems Organization- Disc. dev. support centers
UCB/LBNL/UIUC Investigators
GovernanceDirector (BK) Deputy Director (UIUC) Associate Director (BP)Director (BK), Deputy Director (UIUC), Associate Director (BP)
Executive committee - 7+2 primarily academic-annual call for proposalsannual call for proposals-peer review-proposed slate of project-2/3 majority vote2/3 majority vote
Governance board 4+4 equal representation-majority vote-majority vote-quorum is 5, at least one from Berkeley -approve slate as a whole, cannot cherry pick from the crop
25 laboratory heads
10 New Faculty Positions
7 at Berkeley3 at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
$1M in startup funds$500K in renovation costs
50% salary (100% of EBI Director)
All appointments according to standard departmental procedures
Campus benefits from salary savings, space made available when EBI researchers move to new building, augmentation of existing programs in
i di i liemerging disciplines
Reputation in energy research
BP’s call for proposals challenged academic applicants to propose a research institute
with Open and Proprietary research components
OPEN PROPRIETARY
Commercial applications labBasic, academic research
Research performed by BPemployees
Research performed by UCB,LBNL, UIUC employees
Confidential
Results belong to BP
Results all published
Results belong to UCB LBNL Results belong to BPResults belong to UCB, LBNL, and/or UIUC
EBI Open and Proprietary Components Help Us To Implement a Shared Vision
Of translating basic, academic, research results from the EBI into global energy solutions
Science-to-technology transition can be expedited through innovative Public-Private Partnerships
Bench to bedside
Bench to fuel tank
University as Innovation accelerator
Bench to fuel tank
Engineering and Agricultureo input from industry provides valuable insight
bl t b l do problems to be solvedo where and how academics can help
EBI IP & Contract Structure
Master Agreement & Sponsored Research AgreementMaster Agreement & Sponsored Research AgreementBetween UC Berkeley and BP
Terms and conditions flow down through subcontracts and inter-institutional agreements
LBNL UIUCUIUC
And two leases to BP from each of UC Berkeley and UIUC
Sponsored Research Agreements
Academic, publishable research
Work plan agreed by PI and company in advanceWork plan agreed by PI and company in advance
Corresponding budget (personnel, supplies, full indirect costs)
IP owned by the research institution
First right to negotiate an exclusive license to project IP
Licenses retain standard “reserved rights” and require diligence
Fees and royalties sometimes negotiated in advance (expressed as a range)
Background IP (BIP)
Publication preview right 30 days (+60 if patents are requested)
Research must be published, no editorial rights for Sponsor
IP Ownership: Follows U.S. Patent Law
Inventions made solely by UCB, UIUC, or LBNL, personnel in their
own space
Inventions made solely by BP personnel in their own space (rented)
“Mine”
Solely owned by“Yours”
Solely owned by UCB, LBNL or
UIUCSolely owned by BP
Inventions made by at least one inventor from BP and at least one inventor from UCB/LBNL/UIUC
“Ours”
J i tl O d(due to WFO precedent
Jointly Owned( pat LBNL)
Licensing of EBI InventionsFor inventions that are solely owned by UCB, LBNL and/or UIUC
that are fully funded by BP
Non Exclusive E l iNon-Exclusive
We will grant to BP a Non-Exclusive, Royalty Free (NERF)
Exclusive
UCB, LBNL and UIUC agree that BP may obtain Exclusive license
commercial license in BP’s field:
1. BP will be required to diligently pursue commercialization of the licensed
BP may obtain Exclusive license rights to our sole or joint interests in EBI inventions
In the Field of Usecommercialization of the licensed invention(s)
2. Inventor institution will not be obligated to file for patents unless it has a commitment from at least one licensee
In the Field of Use
Under pre-negotiated, capped feesUp to $100,000/ year + patent costsBut Bonanza Clause if a blockbustercommitment from at least one licensee
to underwrite patent costsBut Bonanza Clause if a blockbuster
Research Implementation A Grants-Making Process
Master sponsored research agreement - streamlined
S ifi j t i di id l i l ti l tt
A Grants Making Process
Specific projects: individual implementing letters
47 projects f nded o t of 240 applications in first ear47 projects funded out of ~240 applications in first yearLess control than the typical corporate sponsor of research
Common Themes
Open innovation principles in action
NetworksNetworks
Collaboration (inflows and outflows)
Sharing (distributed innovation)
Uptake
Multiple and multifaceted approach
C ti d fl ibl t ffiCreative and flexible - staffing
To accelerate innovation and stimulate investment
To deploy rights responsibly with a goal of social impact