Default (statutory) regime for the ownership | Creator / inventor |
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Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations | Industrial property: Employer shall be the owner of industrial property produced in course of employment where an employee is hired to conduct research and development, as long as the employer is defined as such in the contract. If the employee is hired for other purposes, the invention belongs to him. The employer, however, has the priority right to purchase or license the invention. Copyright: This issue is regulated in the labour contract, usually the employer shall be the owner of economic rights. However, if there is no specific clause in the contract, the ownership is divided equally between the parties. If there is no contract whatsoever (in a written form), the ownership belongs fully to the employee. |
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research | No specific regulation |
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually | No |
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually | No |
Related law (name & link) |
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