Utah State University

We were able to locate detailed royalty sharing information for Utah State University dating as far back as 1999.

The earliest policy we discovered went into effect on July 1, 1999. This policy was then revised on January 11, 2002. The portion of this revised policy relating to royalty distribution remains unchanged.

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
Utah State University	1999	2001	No	0.70	0.40	0.35	0.35	0.33	0.33	0.33	0	No	No
Utah State University	2002	2017	No	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.40	0.40	0.15	No	No

Policy Excerpts

2002 Policy Excerpt

2002 Intellectual Property and Creative Works Policy

(4) Royalties

a) From gross royalty income, deductions are taken for cumulative expenses (typically patent filing fees) that are directly assignable to the work. An additional deduction, to total 15% of cumulative royalties after expenses, also will be taken to help defray administrative costs of the Office of Technology Commercialization.

b) After deductions, the University distributes the remaining incomes as follows:

1) income (after deductions) from 0 to $500,000:

• 50% to the inventor*
• 25% to the generating unit(s)**
• 25% to the University***

2) income (after deductions) from $500,000 to $2,000,000.

• 40% to the inventor*
• 30% to the generating unit(s)**
• 30% to the University***

3) income (after deductions) over $2,000,000.

• 40% to the inventor*
• 20% to the generating unit(s)**
• 40% to the University***

* Co-inventors split the inventor's share in proportion to their relative contributions, unless otherwise agreed to among themselves. Payments to inventors/authors are paid directly to them, and are not employment consideration.

** When more than one generating unit is involved, the inventor(s) shall designate the distribution to them, based on their support of the work. The generating unit's share is disbursed by the dean(s), director(s), and department head(s).

*** The university share is used to provide university-wide research support, as determined by the President upon advice from the Vice President for Research.

(c) Disagreements regarding royalty distributions are reviewed and resolved by the Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization; appeals can be made to the Vice President for Research.

1999 Policy Excerpt

1999 Intellectual Property and Creative Works Policy

All expenses incurred by the University or its designee will be paid from proceeds prior to distribution of net income. When the University or its designee has title to an intellectual property and royalty or other income results to the University, it shall be shared, except where specified otherwise by the funding source, on the following basis:

Net Income	Inventor or Author	Generating USU Unit	University
$0-$5,000	100%	0	0
$5,001-$50,000	40%	30%	30%
$50,000-$250,000	35%	33%	32%
$250,000+	33%	33%	33%

Net income is defined as gross royalties and/or other receipts received by the University or its designee less deductible costs (administrative and patent expenses). The generating unit's share shall be disbursed by the director or department head. Such funds shall ordinarily be used for research or academic activities of the inventor or author as long as the inventor or author remains with the University. Co-inventor or authors share the inventor or author's share in proportion to their relative contributions unless otherwise agreed to among themselves. Payments to inventors or authors is not employment consideration.

Relevant Links

• Technology Transfer at Utah State
• 2002 Intellectual Property and Creative Works Policy
• 1999 Intellectual Property and Creative Works Policy