Article 12 Intellectual property rights

Nothing in these Statutes shall be read to alter the scope and application of Intellectual Property Rights and benefit sharing agreement as determined under relevant laws, regulations and international agreements of the Members of ECRIN-ERIC.

ECRIN-ERIC may own appropriate Intellectual Property Rights whenever the ECRIN-ERIC contribution covers the innovation process. Further details in relation to the intellectual property policy of ECRIN-ERIC shall be set out in the Internal Rules of Procedure.

Income generated by Intellectual Property produced by ECRIN-ERIC shall be used for the operations of the ERIC.

Intellectual property shall mean property as defined in Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, done at Stockholm on 14 July 1967.