Default (statutory) regime for the ownership | Creator/inventor or his successor in title |
|---|---|
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations | Employer; in relation to patents - non-exclusive license for in-service inventions are given to the employer |
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research | General details of cooperation are regulated by framework agreements between the partners. In case of technology licensing, the patent ownership belongs to university, in case of contract research the ownership is decided under agreements negotiated between sponsor and university separately for each project. |
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually | Specific ownership rules for research organisations are not defined in the relevant act but such rules may exist at HEIs level. |
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually | Specific ownership rules for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students are not defined in the relevant act but such rules may exist at HEIs level. |
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South Korea