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Corporate R&DAn innovative program for companies to retain intellectual property

Agreement Comparisons

Intellectual Property Continuum
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No IP IP Rights to Company

 
New IP to RIT

Applied Solutions

  • Testing, studies or consulting
  • No IP expected
  • Optional fixed price

Corporate R&D @ RIT

  • Student and faculty advisor engaged
  • IP transferred to company
  • RIT can publish and use results in teaching and continued research

Sponsored Research

  • Project is closely related to ongoing RIT research
  • IP is vested with RIT
  • RIT will negotiate IP licenses.
Download the Corporate R&D Agreement