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Structuring Science &Structuring Science &Technology Collaborations:Technology Collaborations:
The Role &Perspective of aThe Role &Perspective of aDeveloping Country UniversityDeveloping Country University
Rosemary WolsonIntellectual Property Manager: UCT Innovation
University of Cape Town+27-21-650-2425/+27-83-784-3648
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UCT Facts & FiguresUCT Facts & Figures
• SA’s oldest university• ~20,000 students• ~2,000 academic staff• Research budget ZAR
360 million (~US$ 60 million)
• Research & Innovation Department– UCT Innovation
(contracts, IP, commercialisation)
• Faculties:– Commerce (and
Graduate School of Business)
– Engineering & the Built Environment
– Health Sciences– Humanities– Law– Science
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Importance of Research Importance of Research Collaborations for UCTCollaborations for UCT
• Funding
• Access to technology
• Access to complementary expertise
• Equipment
• Capacity-building
• Value adding
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Features of UCT’sFeatures of UCT’sResearch Research
CollaborationsCollaborations• Location of collaborator– Local & international
• Type of collaborating organisation– Academic, industry, government, ngo, igo,
development agencies• Stage of research
– Early stage to applied• Nature of the outputs
– Innovative/cutting-edge science to ‘routine’ provision of services
• Funding– Externally funded, co-funded, self-funded
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One Size Does One Size Does NotNot Fit Fit All…All…
• Wide range of collaborators and diversity of relationships– Different conditions attach
• Calls for a flexible approach• Within certain policy parameters
– Proactive research management and support therefore critical to ensuring that both UCT and its collaborators derive benefit out of these relationships
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UCT’s ApproachUCT’s Approach
• What’s important to us might not be the same as what’s important to our collaborators
• But benefits for both parties can still be achieved
• Compromises are necessary• Identify ‘dealbreakers’ for each party
– Requires clear policies, consistently applied– If unacceptable – walk away– If acceptable – reach common ground
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Most Common Most Common Causes of DisputeCauses of Dispute
• Confidentiality & publication rights– Distinguish between information received from
other party & information generated in course of project
– Time-limited embargo on disclosure; right to review
• IP ownership, access & use– Licensing preferred over assignment, but approach
depends on circumstances– Minimum condition: royalty-free, perpetual license
to university for teaching & research – fto
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Avoiding DisputesAvoiding Disputes
• Disputes more common during negotiation than in implementation
• Clear contracts that represent a true ‘meeting of minds’– Deliverables, budget, timelines– Contracts signed off by university – but must be
understood by the researchers concerned
• Dispute resolution provisions
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Developing Country Developing Country IssuesIssues
• Unequal collaborations - not taken seriously– UCT inventors left off patent applications filed by
overseas collaborator ‘Drudge work’• Resource constraints make for a poor
bargaining position– Can’t afford to walk away– Limited capacity
• Choice of law and forum for dispute resolution– Litigating overseas could bankrupt the institution!
• Biopiracy’– Plant material, tissue collections, clinical data
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PIIPA ProposalPIIPA Proposal
• Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors– www.piipa.org
• Proposal for a Facilitation, Mediation & Dispute Resolution Network
• Focus on developing country IP issues, including traditional knowledge– Design culturally appropriate negotiation process– Facilitate negotiations– Resolve disputes
• Is there a need?• Appropriate partners – WIPO?
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Thank You!Thank You!