Default (statutory) regime for the ownership | Author / inventor |
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Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations | In relation to industrial property and software - employer; the employee shall be the owner only when the created industrial property or software is completely separated from work and did not require any kind of equipment, facilities, data, etc. In relation to copyright, the Copyright Law per se does not provide any rule regarding the ownership of authorial works (e.g. artistic, intellectual or musical works). Article 454 of the Consolidation of Labor Laws says that inventions will belong to the employer and the employee, in equal parts, when created by both (i.e. a combined effort, including a combination of equipment, materials, data, knowledge, etc.), except when it contemplates scientific research. In order to prevent mistakes or misunderstandings, the best practice is to stipulate a clause in the contract about the results. However, there are specific situations that a Law or other legal normative act (e.g. a statutory regime) stipulates the applicable rule. |
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research | The rules will differ from HEI to HEI. It will be determined in the contract, however the majority of the cases seem to be where it is divided between the HEI, the researches who were in charge of the research and the specific institution who supported the study. |
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually | Depends on the institution. State University of Campinas, for example, divides the patents equally between the institution, the University and the inventors, 1/3 for each. |
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually | No specific rules. |
Related law (name & link) | Law No. 9.279 of May 14, 1996 (Industrial Property Law), Articles 88-90 Copyright Law No. 9.610 of February 19, 1998 Software Law No. 9.609 of February 19, 1998, Article 4 Consolidation of Labour Laws (Decree-Law No. 5.452 of May 1st, 1943), Article 454 |
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