Uruguay

Default (statutory) regime for the ownership

Creator/Inventor

Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations

Both for copyright and patents - Employer, unless otherwise specified.

Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research

Information not available

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

None

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

None

Related law (name & link)

Law Regulating Rights and Obligations Relating to Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs (1999), Articles 17 to 20

Law on Copyright (1937), Articles 22-24, 29