Division 10 Intellectual Property Rights

The term intellectual property shall be understood according to Article 2 of the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation signed on 14 July 1967.

EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC may own intellectual property whenever the EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC contribution covers the innovation process. Further details in relation to the intellectual property policy shall be set out in Annex 4 to the Statutes and in the Rules of Procedure.

Income generated by intellectual property produced by EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC shall be used for the operations of EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC up to a threshold laid down in the Rules of Procedure. The use of income above this threshold shall be subject to a decision of the Assembly of Members.

No provision in these Statutes should be understood as seeking to alter the scope and application of intellectual property rights and benefit-sharing agreements as determined under relevant laws and regulations of the Members and Observers and international agreements to which they are a party.