University of Delaware

An email from a representative of the University of Delaware stated that the University adopted a formal IP policy in October 1981. Although it has been revised many times, the distribution to inventors has remained consistent.

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
University of Delaware	1981	2017	Yes	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0	No	No

Policy Excerpts

Current Policy

University of Delaware IP Protection, Ownership, and Commercialization Policy

For the case where income is coming from all sources except litigation, the remaining balance, “Net Revenue” shall be distributed quarterly and divided one-third to the inventor(s), one-sixth to the department(s) of the inventor, one-sixth to the College(s) of the inventor(s), and one-third to the University or UD Technology Corporation.

Relevant Links

• University of Delaware Research Office
• University of Delaware IP Protection, Ownership, and Commercialization Policy