Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University has maintained the same patent policy since 1991. It awards 45% of royalties to the developers to be divided evenly among them.

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
Brigham Young University	1991	2017	Yes	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0	No	No

Policy Excerpts

Current Policy

1991 Policy

All revenues derived from university-owned intellectual property or creative works will be received and administered by the Technology Transfer and Creative Works Offices. Costs incurred in the process of perfecting, transferring, and protecting university rights to the property or works will be paid by the university and, together with interest costs, will first be deducted from the gross income available for distribution. An accurate accounting of all such costs shall be made available to the developer(s) upon request. The net income (gross income minus university expenses) from university-owned intellectual properties will be distributed to academic developers and to developers in support areas as follows:

1. Developer(s)—45%

2. College(s) of the developer(s)—27.5%

3. Technology Transfer or Creative Works Office—27.5%

Academic faculty developers may designate all or a portion of their allocated income to fund their scholarly activities (including equipment and supplies purchases; student, postdoctoral, and assistant wages or support; and research-related travel). If this election is made, the college(s) will contribute to the developer’s research fund an amount equal to one-half of the designated portion, not to exceed the full amount of the college distribution. In addition, the applicable Technology Transfer or Creative Works office will contribute to the developer’s research fund an amount equal to the college contribution, not to exceed 17.5% of the total distribution.

Relevant Links

• Brigham Young University Tech Transfer Office
• Brigham Young University Intellectual Property Policy