University of Washington

In 2015, a representative from the University of Washington provided us with a summary of UW's royalty-sharing policies dating back to 1983.

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
University of Washington	1983	1993	No	1.00	0.45	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.15	No	No
University of Washington	1994	2003	No	1.00	0.45	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.24	No	No
University of Washington	2004	2017	Yes	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.2	No	No

Royalty Distribution Policy Summary

UW Royalty Distribution Formulas (PDF)

(1) The Royalty distribution allocation for disclosures received from July 1, 2003 going forward is:

Division of Net License Revenue'—After deducting the UWTT administrative fee (20%), and deducting and reserving expenses, net royalties, equity, and licensing fees (collectively, net "license revenue") derived from the licensing of intellectual property in which the University holds an interest will be distributed as follows:

	Inventors, Authors	Inventor's/Author's Dept/College*	University Research Funds
Net Royalties, Equity, and License Fees	1/3	1/3	1/3

(2) For invention disclosures received between August 15, 1993 to June 30, 2003, the division of Net License Revenue is:

Patent Royalty Distribution Formula – Admin fee = 24%

Cumulative Net Income	Inventor	Inventor's Dept/College*	UW Research Funds
First $10,000	100%	0%	0%
$10,000 to $40,0000	50%	25%	25%
Above $40,000	30%	20%	50%

(3) For invention disclosures received between March 1, 1983 to August 15, 1993 the above formula is the same, except that the Admin fee is 15% for both patent and copyright.

* Within the Dept/College share, the department gets 75% and the College/School gets 25%.

Other Relevant Links

• University of Washington CoMotion
• Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Policy (Oct 27, 2003)