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Hungary

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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
Horizon 2020	European Commission	EU EU-other countries	Research activities; Collaboration; Staff exchange; Other.	The conditions and constraints are established. They depend on the type of the action or the specific actions.
The Research and Technology Innovation Fund (KTIA)	Ministry of National Development	International	The strengthening of research and development processes utilized in other parts of the economy and social life; The utilization of domestic and foreign research results; The development of innovation infrastructures and related activity-services.
National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)	Ministry of National Development	International	Open tender system for scientific researches

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
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
Hungarian Association for Innovation	Provides services in the field of application and utilization of inventions, mediation, establishment of joint ventures, involvment of venture capital, consulting on business etc.	Mostly free of charge
Hungarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (HVCA)	Represents the interest of the private equity and venture capital industry in Hungary and in the region.	Payable

Institutions supporting R&D collaboration:


Name	Description
Ministry of National Development / Ministry of National Economy	The main governmental bodies responsible for R&D policy. Governmental Committee of National Development- intergovernmental body supporting R&D policy.
National Innovation Office (NIH)	NIH is responsible for R&D policy development, international cooperation and stimulating investments and results of domestic research. It is supervised by the Ministry of National Economy.
National Development Agency	The institution is responsible for: co-ordination of the operational programmes planning; monitoring their implementation; finalisation of the calls for applications; investments to be awarded support. It is supervised by the Ministry of National Development.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
European Science Foundation	Coordination of international research programmes between member states.
Visegrad Group	Grants for solutions of research and development projects, but also for exchanges of researchers from the so-called Visegrad Fund. Member countries - Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary.
Scientific and technological co-operation agreements	Agreements between Hungary and 35 countries, among others Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, India, Israel, Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, USA, Vietnam, many of EU states.

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Act on Copyright of 1999	no	-
Patents	Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995	yes	Intellectual Property Office
Utility models	Act on the Protection of Utility Models of 1991	yes	Intellectual Property Office
Trade marks	Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications of 1997	yes	Intellectual Property Office
(Industrial) designs	Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001	yes	Intellectual Property Office
Geographical Indications	Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications of 1997	yes	Intellectual Property Office
Know How	The Competition Act of 1996	no	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995	yes	Intellectual Property Office
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Act on Legal Protection of Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products of 1991	yes	Intellectual Property Office

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
Intellectual Property Office	Database of patents, plant varieties, utility models, trademarks, geographical indications, designs and topography of semiconductor products.	English
Espacenet	Patents granted by European Patent Office.	English
WIPO IP Services	Contains database of PCT patents, International Trademarks and Designs registration and international registration of appellations of origin.	English

Research related limitations and exceptions to IPRs:


Category of IP right	Type of limitation	Description	Relevant regulation
Patents/Utility models/Designs	Prior user rights; continued use:	Person who has exploited an invention in a good faith before priority date keeps the right to exploatation of the patented invention.	Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995, Article 21 Act on the Protection of Utility Models of 1991, Article 17 Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001, Article 17
Patents/Utility models	!!! - Patents/Utility models/Designs - These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Acts performed for non-commercial purposes; Acts relating to the subject-matter of the invention done for experimental purposes including experiments and tests; Individual preparation of a medicine in a pharmacy according to a medical prescription.	Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995, Article 19 Act on the Protection of Utility Models of 1991, Article 17 Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001, Article 17
Industrial Designs	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Use of the design of a component part exploited for the purpose of the repair of a complex product to the extent necessary to restore its original appearance.	Act on the Legal Protection of Designs of 2001, Article 17
Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Trade Marks	These kinds of activities do not infringe the rights of the owner:	Using in the name or adress, indications concerning the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods or of rendering of service, or other characteristics of goods or service; Necessary use to indicate the intended purpose of a product or services, in particular as accessories or spare parts.	Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications of 1997, Article 15
Copyright	Using in these fields shall not be considered as an infrigement:	Free use; Quotation; Private use; For the purpose of providing information on current events; Publicly presented lectures, articles on current economic or political topics; For school education, social care and care for elderly, religious ceremonies; For the purpose of disabled people; In court, administrative and other official proceedings; Use of work by library.	Copyright Act of 1999, Articles 33-41

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
Intellectual Property Office	The Office grants patents and rights to utility models, designs, trademarks, semiconductor products and designation of origin and geographical indications.

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	Author / researcher
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations	Employer
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research	Not specified
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	Intellectual products generated through the activity in the framework of the lecturer’s or researcher’s employment shall be subject to the provisions pertaining to the transfer of intellectual products created in an employment relationship or other similar relationship to the employer (Section 123 of Higher Education Act).
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	The transfer of intellectual products created by a student shall be subject to the provisions pertaining to the transfer of intellectual products created in an employment relationship or other similar relationship to the employer (Section 48 of Higher Education Act).
Related law (name & link)	Act on Copyright of 1999 Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995 Higher Education Act of 2005

Dissemination rules:


Limitations on publication	None
Specific rules regarding publication of scientific results financed by public bodies	Not specified
Non-disclosure clauses in research contracts	Not specified

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	Information not available
Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by HEI for researcher	Information not available

Form of commercialisation:


Form of commercialisation	Requirements regarding form of contract	Limitations for HEIs	HEIs Unit responsible for commercialisation	Related law (name & link)
Assignment of patents and other IPRs and Licensing	Written form (provisions of the contract not meeting the written form are invalid).	No	Technology Transfer Office	Act on Copyright of 1999 Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995

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)
Patents and other IPRs	The amount of the remuneration for the right to exploit an employee invention shall be equal to that which would be payable by the employer for a license, on the basis of a patent license agreement, taking into account the licensing conditions in the technical field of the subject matter of the invention.	Not specified	Not specified	Act on the Protection of Inventions by Patents of 1995
Copyrights	The author shall be entitled to fair remuneration if the employer authorises another person to use the work or assigns the economic rights relating to the work to another person. The author shall remain, even in the case of the acquisition of rights by the employer, entitled to the remuneration which is due to him even after the assignment of the right of use.	Not specified	Not specified	Act on Copyright of 1999

Models of contracts used in R&D:


Type of contracts	Short description	Source (link)
Information not available