Dartmouth College

We were able to locate patent policy information for Dartmouth dating back to 1978, although it is unclear when certain policy transitions were made.

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
Dartmouth College	1996	2015	Yes	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0	Yes	No

Policy Excerpts

2016 Policy (Replaces 1978 Policy)

Dartmouth College Policy on Patents, Copyrights, and Other Intellectual Property Rights (effective March 5, 2016)

"Net Revenues" means with respect to Revenues received by the College on any date pursuant to any license or other agreement entered into with third parties, the amount of such Revenues, if any, remaining after deduction of the following amounts in the following order of priority: (A) 15% of the amount of such Revenues, which constitutes an administrative fee retained by OETT, (B) all previously unreimbursed applicable Direct Expenses, and (C) any portion of such Revenues which the College is required to pay a third party, such as pursuant to an inter-institution affiliation agreement or a collaboration agreement.

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5. Distribution of Net Revenues

​Net Revenues with respect to Inventions, Related Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights owned by the College under Section D.1 shall be distributed 50% to the College and 50% to the Inventor(s), Author(s) and Creator(s), except that in the case of any Material Transfer Agreement, Net Revenues derived there from shall be distributed in accordance with the determination of the OETT.

​The College's portion of the distribution shall be allocated as follows:

​i. 20% to the Office of the Provost ( the "Provost's Portion");

​ii. 40% to the Office of the Dean of the school at which the Inventor, Author or Creator is employed, appointed or enrolled, as applicable (the "Dean's Portion");

​iii. 25% to the department, institute or center at which the Inventor, Author or Creator is employed, or appointed or enrolled, as applicable (the" Department's Portion"); and

iv. 15% to the laboratory (if any) of the Inventor, Author or Creator or for the benefit of the research group (if any) of the Inventor, Author or Creator (the "Laboratory's/Research Group’s Portion").

2009 Update to 1978 Policy

Legal Expenses and Distribution of Patent Income (updated 7/09)

If the Technology Transfer Office determines that Dartmouth College wishes to sponsor development of the technology, it will open an account to which expenses associated with its subsequent efforts are charged. Such expenses will include all associated invoiced costs such as legal and patent filing fees, plus an allowance for the institutional effort involved in patent preparation, license negotiation, and such. This allowance will be 15% of gross revenues received on any license agreement.

Revenues received will first be used to recover expenses accumulated in the account associated with that particular technology. Expenses include the Technology Transfer Office administrative fee (normally 15% of revenue); expenses to prosecute and maintain a patent; and legal expenses for review/advice of Intellectual Property and agreements. Following recovery of expenses net revenues will be split 50% to the College and 50% to the originator(s). The 50% retained by the College will be divided as follows:

20% to the Provost's Office

40% to the originator’s Dean’s Office

25% to the originator’s department

15% to the originator’s laboratory

1996 Policy

Dartmouth College Patent Policy (1996)

If the Technology Transfer Office determines that Dartmouth College wishes to sponsor patent development, it will open an account to which expenses associated with its subsequent efforts are charged. Such expenses will include all associated invoiced costs such as attorney's fees and filing costs as well as an allowance for the institutional effort involved in patent preparation, license negotiation, and such. Institutional expenses will be recovered by allocating 10% of gross revenues up to $150,000 received on any patent and 2% on additional receipts.

Revenues received will first be used to cover expenses. Following recovery of expenses, the net revenues will be split 50% to the College and 50% to the originator(s). The 50% retained by the College will be divided as follows:

20% to a reserve for unrecovered expenses

40% to the originator's Dean's Office

25% to the originator's department

15% to the originator's laboratory

1978 Policy

Dartmouth College Patent Policy (1996)

When an individual's effort in developing a device or securing a patent is significantly assisted by the use of College facilities, resources, or personnel, the College claims equal ownership with the inventor in the patentable invention. The distribution of royalty income between the inventor and the College is negotiable; however, the College and the inventor will normally share equally in the royalty income.

Ownership of patentable inventions developed as a result of assigned College duty resides with the Trustees of Dartmouth College. The distribution of royalty income between the inventor and the College is negotiable; however, royalty income will normally be divided as follows: 75% to the College and 25% to the inventor.

Relevant Links

• Dartmouth College Tech Transfer Office