University of Houston
The University of Houston's changed its royalty sharing policy in 2007 to adopt a flat inventor royalty share. The 2007 policy remains current today.
Summary
| Institution | Start | End | Flat | $0-10k | $10-50k | $50-100k | $100-300k | $300-500k | $0.5-1M | >$1M | Fee | Lab | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston | 1997 | 2006 | No | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | No | No |
| University of Houston | 2007 | 2017 | Yes | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0 | No | No |
Policy Excerpts
2007 Policy
B. Creator's Residual Economic Interest
1. 40% of Net Income shall be paid to the Creator(s) thereof in the proportions set forth on the disclosure form submitted to the Standing Committee on Intellectual Property (in the case of patents and other technology) or on the title page of the copyrighted work.
1997 Policy
B. Creator's Residual Economic Interest
1. The first $1,000 of income shall be paid to the creator(s) thereof in the proportions set forth on the disclosure form submitted to the Standing Committee on Intellectual Property (in the case of patents and other technology) or on the title page of the copyrighted work.
2. Thereafter, unless the Standing Committee on Intellectual Property recommends, and the president adopts, a different distribution, the net income derived from commercialization of the intellectual property rights shall be distributed as follows between the creator(s) and the creator's component university:
- of the first $100,000, 50% to the creator(s) and 50% to the component university;
- of the second $100,000, 40% to the creator(s) and 60% to the component university;
- of the third $100,000, 30% to the creator(s) and 70% to the component university; and
- of all other net income in excess of $300,000, 25% to the creator(s) and 75% to the component university.
