What is CANARIEs position on rights to Intellectual Property developed under a project?
The rights to Intellectual Property remain with the lead contractor and participants. CANARIE encourages the non-confidential publication of research results relating to the project. In the case of projects that involve the development of products with commercial potential, CANARIE expects to participate in revenues arising from the project via a royalty agreement. For projects not involving commercializable Intellectual Property, CANARIE reserves the right to exploit the Intellectual Property via non-commercial licensing, where appropriate. Ownership or sharing of Intellectual Property rights among participants is a matter of internal arrangement among project participants.
