Estonia

Default (statutory) regime for the ownership

Author / researcher

Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations

Employer

Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research

Institution wich provides funding owns the economic rights.

Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually

HEI is an owner of economic rights unless otherwise prescribed by the contract.

Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually

HEI owns the economic rights in the case of research funded by the public or by itself. Copyright belongs to a student except databases and software funded through university or funds applied by university.

Related law (name & link)

Copyright Act of 1992

Patents Act of 1994