Here I am giving information about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy of IIT Roorkee for your reference:

IIT Roorkee Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy

PURPOSE
Institute has formulated this Policy for the management of intellectual property right to:
a) provide a conducive environment leading to development of intellectual property;
b) facilitate, encourage, promote and safeguard scientific investigation and research and the freedom of the scholars involved in R&D;
c) establish an IPR management policy and procedural guidelines for making available to the public the inventions and discoveries made in the course of research carried out in the institute;
d) frame standards for do’s and don’ts for the Institute, creators of intellectual property and their sponsors relating to inventions, discoveries and original works originating from the Institute;
e) promote, facilitate and provide incentives to the members of the community of creators who take initiatives to transfer Institute intellectual property to the public under this Policy;
f) enable the Institute to secure sponsored research funding at all levels of research;
g) make the Institute a prime academic research institution pursuing the highest ideals of scholarship and teaching by dissemination of the benefits of Intellectual Property originated from the Institute to the community and society;
h) make the creator of IPR aware of the applicable laws and rules for ensuring their compliance; and
i) enable the Institute to make beneficial use of such developed IP for the maximum possible benefit of the creators, the Institute, and the nation at large.

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Policy are as follows, namely:
a) to promote academic freedom and safeguard in creation of intellectual property at the Institute;

b) to provide a comprehensive single window reference system for all intellectual property rights issues relating to intellectual property generated at the Institute;

c) to safeguard the interest of creator of intellectual property and provide fair distribution of returns accruing from the commercialisation of IPR;

d) to help in introducing prudent IP management practices within the Institute to promote an IPR culture;

e) to provide legal support, wherever necessary, to defend and protect the intellectual property rights obtained by the Institute against any infringement/ unauthorised use;

f) to create an environment for acquiring new knowledge through innovation and research, compatible with the educational mission of the Institute;

g) to preserve the academic freedom to publish the research results and to make them aware that if they do decide on public release, the patent system cannot be brought into play thereafter;

h) to ensure that once they decide to explore the prospects of commercialisation of IP, they must disclose it to the Institute, while continuing to keep the information confidential until patent applications are being processed; and

i) to ensure the release of institute’s rights relating to an IP, back to the researcher where Institute decides not to pursue the opportunity for commercialisation

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