glossary
Background IP means information which is held by the Parties prior to their accession to this Consortium Agreement, as well as copyrights or other intellectual property rights pertaining to such information and which is Needed for carrying out the Project or for using Foreground.
FAIR principles apply to the source material, methods and data products of research. “The international FAIR principles have been developed as a set of guidelines to facilitate further use of research data. ” from Norwegian Research Council.
“Before entering a market with a new product or service, it is important to check whether your solution can be covered by someone else's patent protections.” from Patentyret.no.
More about FTO in context of innovation from Innovation Norge (in Norwegian)
“Searching on intellectual property rights databases (such as patent databases) aimed at determining whether a product's commercialization could infringe third parties' rights.” from
More from training webinar on Freedom to Operate in Advanced IP knowledge section.
“Things created by the mind. These may include inventions, trademarks, designs, production processes, methods, databases, research data, various types of creative work, know-how and trade secrets.”
“All rights to technical solutions, methods, processes and procedures, regardless of whether or not these are or may be patented, as well as all copyrights and rights to trademarks, designs, plant varieties, databases, integrated circuit layout designs, drawings, specifications, prototypes, trade secrets and the like.” from NTNU IPR policy.
Innovation and knowledge management:
NTNU webside for quick review of topics in innovation and knowledge management
The potential of a work or proposal for impact on research, society and trade and industry, typically through disseminating knowledge and implementing research results.
More about impact evaluation from Horizon Europe
To control and own the value of the work,
options (most relevant) are:
- Patent
- Trademark
- Design protection
- License
- Standard
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Publication license
- License for open code Open source in NTNU
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Confidentiality agreement
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Business secrets
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Copyright
Webinar course on IPR protection in research and innovation public funded projects in english.
According to ESA guidelines on state aid to research & development and innovation (R&D&I), "knowledge transfer" means any process which has the aim of acquiring, collecting and sharing explicit and tacit knowledge, including skills and competence in both economic and non-economic activities such as research collaborations, consultancy, licensing, spin-off creation, publication and mobility of researchers and other personnel involved in those activities. Besides scientific and technological knowledge, it includes other kinds of knowledge such as knowledge on the use of standards and regulations embedding them and on conditions of real life operating environments and methods for organisational innovation, as well as management of knowledge related to identifying, acquiring, protecting, defending and exploiting intangible assets. More understanding in the context of funding opportunities for early phase techonogy transfer by Norwegian Research Council ( in Norwegian)
"Knowledge valorization is the process of creating social and economic value from knowledge by linking different areas and sectors and transforming data, know-how and research results into sustainable products, services, solutions and knowledge-based policies that benefit society. "More from EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform
MTA is a contract governing the transfer of materials between two parties. It defines the rights of the provider and the recipient with respect to the materials and any derivatives. MTAs can help to ensure a common understanding as to what is being shared, for what purpose, and how it can be used. MTAs regularly govern the transfer of biological materials, such as samples from lab. MTA template
“The right of the creator/author to be named in the manner required by proper usage, as well as the author’s right to object to the work being altered or made available in a way or in a context that is prejudicial to his/her literary, academic or artistic reputation or individuality, or to the reputation or individuality of the work.” from NTNU IPR policy.
A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a valuable tool for sharing confidential information with potential partners or investors while protecting sensitive information. NDAs are commonly used when/before parties enter discussions about specific processes, methods, or technologies with purpose to explore future collaboration.
According to NTNU IPR policy, all Results, IP, Data and Physical Material with a potential for commercial utilization must be reported by the employee (creator) to the university through the employee’s line manager and to NTNU TTO (Submit your idea to TTO).
To access patentability of the ideas and work results, Guidelines for NTNU intellectual property rights - IPR provides more detailed procedure in practice.
Foreground IP means the results, including information, whether or not they can be protected, which are generated under the Project. Such results include rights related to copyright, design rights, patent rights, or similar forms of protection.
RRI offers techniques, tools, and frameworks for thinking about issues of social responsibility. The RRI methodology is a tool you can use to embed methods and processes to assess four key dimensions related to research and innovation. More for RRI and How you can describe RRI in a research or innovation plan.
Knowledge Valorisation aim to maximise the transformation of research and innovation results into solutions that benefit society. It requires often multi-actor approach, meaning involvement of a diverse set of stakeholders, in particular end-users and users of the project’s results.
More for a diverse set of stakeholders in collaborative research and innovation.
Technology maturity is often measured on a so-called TRL scale. This scale estimates how far the technology has progress in the development process, which documentation exists for the technology's performance, and on which scale. TRL assessment is often required in research and innovation plan. Detailed guidance for TRL from Horizon Europe
NTNU TTO forms part of NTNU’s ecosystem for innovation and commercialization.
As a basic rule, the university is to be notified through NTNU TTO of all results and all physical material with the potential for commercial exploitation. In a professional manner, NTNU TTO is to assess the commercial basis for all ideas (project and work results) and inventions of which NTNU TTO is notified.