Licensing Process

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I would like to transfer

I am a representative from company and would like to have a consultation regarding transfers and cooperation with patent technology.
Please fill in the Form for Entrepreneurial Cooperation.

I am a member of the NYCU research team and I have technology available for cooperation with an entrepreneur.
Please fill in Survey Form for Technology Promotion Information based on R&D results , and email the contact window below

I would like to contact the NYCU Technology Transfer Affairs window.
Please contact the window of Technology Transfer Affairs, at the Center for Academia and Industry Collaboration-.

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Agreement Negotiation

Proceed with Openness: Information on technology transfers is made public via an announcement to allow each enterprise to have a fair opportunity to take part.

Licensing Fees: Licensing to profit-making businesses shall require a licensing fee. If products resulting from licensing are launched, any derived loyalty shall be additionally charged.

Non-exclusive Licensing: Licensing to various users helps to achieve the purpose of technology diffusion. If licensing involves prevention from improper competition to hinder industrial development, requirement for long-term evaluation of development after licensing by a government or requirement to invest with a huge amount to commercialize, each individual case shall be evaluated before granting licensing.

The licensing period shall be based on the principle of full utilization and realization of technological value.

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Agreement signing

Administrative processes vary according to transfer agreements with/without the requirement of loyalty payment:

Agreements with loyalty payment:

  1. After agreement contents are confirmed by three parties, the Center will prepare a contract and a letter of statement for the signing and sealing by the representative of the inventor and the cooperative enterprise.
  2. The Center will stamp the agreement with the NYCU seal and send copies to the inventor and the unit in charge.
  3. After the agreement is signed and sealed by three parties, the Center will apply for payment from the cooperative enterprise and allocate the loyalty payment.

Agreements without loyalty payments (referring to agreements that grant transfers for academic and research uses by non-profit making organizations, such as material transfers and copyright authorization)

  1. Agreements should be sent to the Center by the unit where the inventor works;
  2. After the agreement is approved, the unit where the inventor works signs the agreement;
  3. After signing,  a duplicate copy of the agreement is archived by the Center.

A three-part agreement shall be signed by and among the cooperative business, the inventor, and the University as in the example shown below:

  1. Technology License Agreement  : For the teachers and students of NYCU’s R&D results to protect trade secrets, know-how, and technology.  When licensing for uses by others and for licensing implementation, please refer to this sample. Contents of this sample include exclusive, non-exclusive, and derivative licensing models. 
  2. Patent License Agreement  : For the R&D results of teachers and students of the University that have acquired patent right protection, when licensing for uses by others and licensing implementation, please refer to this sample. Contents of this sample include exclusive, non-exclusive, and derivative licensing models.
  3. Agreement for Assignment of Patent Rights  : For the R&D results of teachers and students of the University that have acquired patent right protection, when licensing for uses by others and licensing implementation, please refer to this sample. Contents of this sample include exclusive, non-exclusive, and derivative licensing models.

** The said examples shall be adjusted according to actual needs. If there is special requirement, please contact the personnel in charge of technology transfer at the Center.

The representative of the inventor shall additionally sign any on-campus attachments below:

  1. Self-examination and Statement by Project Director  ;
  2. Statement on Interest Avoidance and Information Disclosure  
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Description of Loyalty Distribution
The interest distribution of licensing shall be different due to variance in R&D results derived from research projects entrusted and subsidized by the governmental agencies following the “Science and Technology Basic Law.”
 
 
Result Source Date of Contract Inventor School Department/Center Government Patent Cost

Reduction from MOST

before  July 31 Patent Technology 17.5% - 5% Patent Technology
57.5% 77.5% 20% -
After August 1 77.5% 14.5% 3% 5% -
Government Subsidized Project before  July 31 Patent Technology 10% - 20% Patent Technology
50% 70% 20% -
After August 1 70% 10% - 20% -
No Project before  July 31 Patent Technology 15% 5% - Patent Technology
45% 80% 35% -
After August 1 75% 20% 5% - -

 

Note 1: Tax exemption by the Ministry of Science and Technology is calculated from the day when income is actually paid and the maximum exemption rate in Year 2020 is 15%.
Note 2: After 2020/7/1, contracted cases shall pay additional 5% business tax (excluding offshore companies).

Contact Window

Contact
Lisa Hu
Responsibility

Technology promotion and contract signing

Tel
(03)5712121#31689
Email
lisahu@nycu.edu.tw
Contact
Yiwen Chen
Responsibility

Groups in charge of patent maintenance and retirement affairs & Technology promotion and contract signing

Tel
(03)5712121#31436
Email
yi-wen@nycu.edu.tw
Contact
Yukai Hsu
Responsibility

Technology promotion and contract signing

Tel
(02)28267000#67398
Email
ykhsu@nycu.edu.tw
Contact
Yin Chen
Responsibility

Technology promotion and contract signing

Tel
(02)28267000#66342
Email
yinchen@nycu.edu.tw
Contact
Yu-Wen Shao
Responsibility

Management affairs application, joint ownership, and transfer for patents

Tel
(02)28267000#66343
Email
ywshao@nycu.edu.tw