Default (statutory) regime for the ownership | |
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Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations | Employer, unless otherwise agreed (provisions of the Labour Code). |
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research | Each entity is determined in its call and distribution of funds, usually in partnership with higher education institutions. |
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually | Basically, in Costa Rica each HEI has autonomy to regulate this issue on its own. |
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually | Each HEI regulates this issue on its own. For example, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC): ownership of intellectual property over a student work (practice-thesis courses) belongs to the student, except inscription on the Vice Presidency of Research and Extension or special contractual relationship. Researchers and authors get 50% of the profits. The TEC reserves the right heritage of the result. |
Related law (name & link) | There is no specific standard, and each HEI internally regulates such matters. For example Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) has specific rules that can be viewed at: (link) |
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