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Background of colaboration

Information about funding opportunities for R&D projects:


Name of the programme	Funding organisation	Countries	Research Actions	Limitations
Sapere Aude	The Danish Council for Independent Research	No geographical limitations	Sapere Aude programme is aimed at researchers that pursue a career within research and would like to conduct world class research. The Council’s aim is to promote and strengthen Danish research, understood in a broad sense.	A general assessment criterion will be the extent to which the project applied for will benefit Danish research.
Strategic Research in Sustainable Energy and Environment	The Danish Council for Strategic Research	No geographical limitations	Funding of strategic research contributing to a sustainable energy system through the development of energy-efficient, intelligent and climate-friendly technologies, capable of reducing greenhouse gas emmissions and dependency on fossil fuels.	It is required that the supported research activities promote and strengthen Danish research.
Strategic Research in Health, Food and Welfare	The Danish Council for Strategic Research	No geographical limitations	Funding of strategic research, which focuses on the maintenance of a high level of health in the population and provides healthy, sustainable and competitive food.	It is required that the supported research activities promote and strengthen Danish research.
Strategic Research in Strategic Growth Technologies	The Danish Council for Strategic Research	No geographical limitations	Funding of strategic research in new technologies, which can drive the economic development and be instrumental in overcoming significant societal challenges.	It is required that the supported research activities promote and strengthen Danish research.
Strategic Research in Individuals, Disease and Society	The Danish Council for Strategic Research	No geographical limitations	Funding of strategic research with the objective of finding solutions to significant challenges in the field of health and thereby guaranteeing a high standard of treatment and disease prevention as well as optimising the organisation of health service.	It is required that the supported research activities promote and strengthen Danish research.
Strategic Research - Peace and Conflict	The Danish Council for Strategic Research	No geographical limitations	The results of the strategic peace and conflict research should strengthen the basis for Denmark to contribute with non-military solutions to current international conflicts.	It is required that the supported research activities promote and strengthen Danish research.
Strategic Research in Transport and Infrastructure	The Danish Council for Strategic Research and the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme	No geographical limitations	Effort with the aim to support research, development and demonstration within energy efficient transport.	It is required that the supported research activities promote and strengthen Danish research.
The Industrial PhD Programme	The Danish Council for Technology and Innovation	No geographical limitations	An Industrial PhD project is a three-year industrially focused PhD project where the student is hired by a company and enrolled at a university at the same time.	Information not available
Collaboration between industry and knowledge institutions	Information not available	No geographical limitations	Funding for research on renewable energy, efficient use of energy, energy systems and energy policy.	Information not available
EUopSTART	Information not available	Denmark	Grants for the preparatory work of Danish businesses and knowledge institutions with a view to participating in selected European research programmes. Funding may be applied for to cover the following activities: Preparation of an application European research programmes; Preparation of an application to The European Research Council; Negotiation of a grant agreement.	Only organisations - public or private-sector businesses and knowledge institutions domiciled in Denmark, and not individuals - may apply for EUopSTART funds. Grants can be allocated for EUopSTART applications which benefit Danish research or innovation.

Partner search facilities:


Name	Description	Scope	Costs
EC National Contact Points	Advice and individual assistance to establish cooperation. Advice and assistance for R&D cooperation in specific areas	Given country - EU	Free of charge

Resources of information:


Name	Description	Costs
Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley	The Innovation Centre creates contact between Danish and Californian Businesses and research and innovation system. The contacts must strengthen Danish research, education, innovation and policy development.	Sometimes payable
Innovation Center Denmark Shanghai	The Innovation Center offers companies and research institutions assistance within surveys of technology, identification of cooperation partners, strategic advice on business plans, counceling on investment, technology, marketing of Danish research, businesses competences etc.	Sometimes payable
Innovation Center Denmark Munich	The Innovation Center creates contact between Danish and German companies, and research and innovation environments. The contacts should strengthen Danish research, education, innovation and policy development. The Innovation Center in Munich has a special focus on environment, energy, ICT, life sciences and design.	Sometimes payable
Attaché in São Paulo	Innovation Attaché with his colleagues work at the Consulate General in São Paulo to strengthen and disseminate Danish education, knowledge and innovation through match making and network activities.	Sometimes payable
NETWATCH	Mapping networks; providing information on Joint Calls; analysing the impact of programme collaboration; describing the scope and results of individual networks; supporting mutual learning among transnational programme networks.	Free of charge
COST European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research	It is mainly an inter EU program but also offering cooperation with Israel. COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level.	Free of charge
EUREKA	EUREKA is an international initiative which coordinates efforts of governments, research institutes and commercial companies concerning innovation. Its members are the EU countries and 14 more from around the world including Russia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Albania.	Free of charge

Institutions supporting R&D collaboration:


Name	Description
Ministry of Higher Education and Science	The Ministry identifies promising Danish research areas in relation to growth, employment and welfare. There is a list of Councils dealing with R&D under the Ministry.
The Danish Buiness Authority	The Danish Business Authority works to create growth through effective regulation, strong digital solutions, access to business data, modern communication technologies, and international cooperation. It is independent regulatory authority in the area of telecommunications. It is organized into five major departments, covering different policy areas. Especially relevant is the Department for Growth and Business Development, which among other things co-finances development and work to mature goods and services for the market, supports possibilities for growth among the entrepreneurs and stimulates creativity in the business community.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
Scientific and technological co-operation	Denmark is party to several international agreements and treaties of both multilateral and bilateral type.

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	The Consolidate Act on Copyright	no	-
Patents	The Consolidate Patents Act	yes	The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Utility models	The Consolidate Utility Models Act	yes	The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Trade marks	The Consolidate Trade Marks Act	no, but preferred	The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
(Industrial) designs	The Consolidate Designs Act	no, but preferred	The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Geographical Indications	Protected through EU and international regulations	-	-
Know How	Not protected	-	-
Plant Breeders Rights	The Consolidate Act on Plants of 1987	yes	The Danish AgriFish Agency
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Protection of the Topographies of Semiconductor Products Act of 1987	no	-

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
Online Database of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office	Information regarding ownership of patents, designs and trade marks.	English, Danish
Espacenet	Patents granted by European Patent Office	English

Research related limitations and exceptions to IPRs:


Category of IP right	Type of limitation	Description	Relevant regulation
Patents/Utility models/Designs	PATENTS ONLY! Limitations on exclusivity	Acts done for non-commercial purposes; Acts done for experimental purposes relating to the subject-matter of the patented invention; Acts delimited to the subject-matter of the patented invention which are necessary for obtaining a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product; The preparation in a pharmacy of a medicinal product according to a medical prescription for individual cases.	The Consolidate Patents Act, Part 1, Section 3
Patents/Utility models
Industrial Designs	Exception from the right to design	Acts done for private purposes; Acts done for experimental purposes; Acts of reproduction for the purpose of making citations or of teaching.	The Consolidate Designs Act, Part 1, Section 10
Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Trade Marks	Limitations on exclusivity. Anyone may use the following:	His own name and his own address; Indications concerning the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value or geographical origin of the goods or services, the time of production of the goods or of rendering the services or other characteristics of the goods or services; The trade mark for the indication of the intended purpose of the goods or services, in particular as accessories or spare parts.	The Consolidate Trade Marks Act, Part 1, Section 5
Copyright	These types of use do not infringe copyright	Private use; Reproduction within educational activities; Recordings made in hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and other 24-hour institutions within the social and welfare sector, and similar institutions; Making copies in public archives and libraries, other libraries that are financed by the public authorities, State-run museums; Making copies for disabled; Collective works intended for use in education; Public exhibition of copies of a work; Public performance of a published work; Quotation; News report of the current event; Use in judicial, administrative etc. proceedings.	The Consolidate Act on Copyright, Chapter 2, Sections 12,13, 15, 16, 16a, 17, 18, 20-22, 24, 25, 28

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
The Danish Patent and Trademark Office	The Office grants patents and rights to designs and trademarks. The Office is also raising awareness and increasing understanding of industrial property rights.

IP treaties & agreements:


Berne Convention	introduces minimum standard of copyright protection	yes
Paris Convention	establishes minimum standards of industrial property protection	yes
TRIPS		yes
WIPO conventions		yes
PCT		yes
EPC		yes
Madrid Protocol	allows registration of trademarks via international route	yes
Hague Convention		yes
UPOV		yes

Ownership rules:


Default (statutory) regime for the ownership	Creator / successor in title
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations	Employer (if within scope of employer's business)
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research	No, same as for companies. No professor's privilege.
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	No
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	No
Related law (name & link)	The Consolidate Employees’ Inventions Act

Dissemination rules:


Limitations on publication	No, but bear in mind the novelty requirement of a patent which is forever destroyed if publication preceeds patent application. Also, bear in mind any other agreement relating to the research project.
Specific rules regarding publication of scientific results financed by public bodies	No, but bear in mind the novelty requirement of a patent which is forever destroyed if publication proceeds patent application.
Non-disclosure clauses in research contracts	This is allowed and frequent.

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	General information on R&D funding and financial incentives A Danish language overview of public funding programmes
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	Lower personnel wage tax for researchers and key staff
Related Law (name & Link)	Tax scheme for foreign researchers and key employees
Incentives provided by HEI for researcher	There are many political and economic means that incentivize and decentivize both the university and the individual researchers to innovate. Examples include national innovation policies, national research agendas, institutional strategies, the call content of funding bodies, personal motivations.

Form of commercialisation:


Form of commercialisation	Requirements regarding form of contract	Limitations for HEIs	HEIs Unit responsible for commercialisation	Related law (name & link)
Transfer of rights / Licence	No	No	Each university has their own department for this. Example from the University of Copenhagen (linked here)	Information not provided
Creating of spin-off companies	Yes, but they are related to the generic process of establishing a company.	Yes. Universities may own shares in spin offs but must remain a minority owner (i.e. >50 % of the shares).	Each university has their own department for this. Example from the University of Copenhagen (linked here)	Information not provided

Revenue sharing:


Remuneration/ Participation in revenues	Statutory rules regarding remuneration	Statutory rules regarding revenue sharing	Internal HEIs rules regarding revenue sharing	Related law (name & link)
Yes	Yes, but they do not state the amount yet only that remunerations is a vital part of cooperation and should not be overlooked.	No, it is up to each HEI to create internal standards for revenue sharing.	This varies from HEI to HEI but as an example Aarhus University gives the research team one third of the revenues as an additional salary (linked here)	Information not provided

Models of contracts used in R&D:


Type of contracts	Short description	Source (link)
Model agreement on commissioned research Model agreement on co-financed research (two parties) Model agreement on co-financed research (more than two parties) Model agreement on co-financed PhD study Model agreement on Industrial PhD project	The Johan Schlüter Committee has outlined five model agreements tailored for various types of research collaboration.	http://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/cooperation-between-research-an...