Hungary

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