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

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