Rice University

We were able to locate detailed patent royalty sharing information for Rice University dating as far back as 1991, the first year when the university reported survey results to AUTM.

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
Rice University	1991	1998	Yes	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0	No	No
Rice University	1999	2017	Yes	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0	No	No

Policy Excerpts

1999 Policy

Rice University Patent and Software Policies (1999)

Income shall be distributed as follows:

• 100% to the University until all its out-of-pocket expenses associated with the protection and exploitation of the patent or software have been reimbursed, such expenses include fees associated with patent filing and copyright registration and any other continuing costs associated with the licensing or other commercialization of the intellectual property.
• Thereafter, income received by the University is distributed as follows: 37.5 % to the inventor(s) or developer(s) (or their heirs).

1990 Policy

Rice Universiy IP Policy (1990)

Royalty and other income resulting from patent/license development will normally be distributed as follows:

100% to the University until all of its costs associated with patent/license development, including fees for filing patents and preparing license agreements, have been recovered.

Thereafter, income is distributed as follows:

• Inventor(s) (or their heirs): 40%
• Inventor's(s') Department(s)/Administrative Unit: 20%
• University for Support of Research/Technology Transfer: 40%

Relevant Links

• Rice University Office of Technology Transfer
• Rice University Patent and Software Policies (1999)
• Rice Universiy IP Policy (1990)