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Florida State University has maintained its patent policy since 1990.
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A 2015 email from a member of the Florida State University Office of the General Counsel confirmed that royalty sharing policies had been the same at least as far back as 1990.
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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=== Current Policy ===
 
=== Current Policy ===
  
[http://universitypatentdata.com/images/8/87/2017_Florida_State.pdf 1990 Policy]
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20040811012616/http://www.fsu.edu:80/~dof/Faculty-Handbook/Ch6/Ch6.19.html 2004 Faculty Handbook]
  
''For Inventions:  
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20190403185719/https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/oc/fsu-inventors/inventions-and-disclosures/ 2019 Policy]
''FSU Policy allows for named inventors to share in a $500 award for each issued U.S. patent. Royalties or other income resulting from inventions in ''which the University takes title will be distributed as follows: 
 
  
''For the first $10,000:  
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As summarized by email (and reflected in the above policies), income from patents is distributed as follows:
 
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''85% to Inventor(s)  
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''$500 to the inventor(s) when a patent issues
 
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''15% to University (FSU Research Foundation)
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''Royalty payments for the first $10,000 in income received:
 
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:''85% to the inventor(s)
''Once the $10,000 plateau has been reached, net income (gross royalties minus direct costs of patenting, licensing, legal, and other related expenses ''will be divided as follows:
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:''15% to the University
 
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''40% to Inventor(s)  
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''After the first $10,000 has been received, net income (gross royalties less direct costs of patenting, licensing, legal and other related expenses) are divided as follows:
 
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:''40% to inventor(s)
''30% to Inventor(s) Academic Unit(s)  
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:''30% to the department or unit (or both) of which the inventor is a member
 
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:''30% to the University
''30% to University (FSU Research Foundation)
 
 
 
''For Works: 
 
 
 
''50% to Author(s)   
 
 
 
''50% to University to be divided as follows:       
 
 
 
''25% to FSU Research Foundation
 
 
 
''25% to the Author(s) Academic Unit(s)''
 
  
 
== Relevant Links ==
 
== Relevant Links ==
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171111140218/https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/oc Florida State University Tech Transfer Office]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171111140218/https://www.research.fsu.edu/research-offices/oc Florida State University Tech Transfer Office]
 
*[http://universitypatentdata.com/images/8/87/2017_Florida_State.pdf "Inventions and Disclosures | FSU Office of Research"]
 
*[http://universitypatentdata.com/images/8/87/2017_Florida_State.pdf "Inventions and Disclosures | FSU Office of Research"]

Revision as of 12:03, 3 April 2019

A 2015 email from a member of the Florida State University Office of the General Counsel confirmed that royalty sharing policies had been the same at least as far back as 1990.

Summary

Institution Start End Flat $0-10k $10-50k $50-100k $100-300k $300-500k $0.5-1M >$1M Fee Lab More
Florida State University 1990 2017 No 0.85 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0 No Yes

Policy Excerpts

Current Policy

2004 Faculty Handbook

2019 Policy

As summarized by email (and reflected in the above policies), income from patents is distributed as follows:

$500 to the inventor(s) when a patent issues

Royalty payments for the first $10,000 in income received:

85% to the inventor(s)
15% to the University

After the first $10,000 has been received, net income (gross royalties less direct costs of patenting, licensing, legal and other related expenses) are divided as follows:

40% to inventor(s)
30% to the department or unit (or both) of which the inventor is a member
30% to the University

Relevant Links