University of Michigan

We were able to locate detailed royalty sharing information for the University of Michigan dating as far back as 1991. An email from a representative of the University of X stated that the school has had three iterations of its policy on patent royalty distribution. The first applied to agreements effective before July 1, 1996; the second to agreements between July 1, 1996, and July 1, 2004; and the third to agreements entered into after July 1, 2004 (with respect to the inventor share).

Summary

Institution	Start	End	Flat	$0-10k	$10-50k	$50-100k	$100-300k	$300-500k	$0.5-1M	>$1M	Fee	Lab	More
University of Michigan	1991	1996	No	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.37	0.33	0.33	0.33	0	No	No
University of Michigan	1997	2004	No	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.42	0.33	0.33	0.33	0	No	No
University of Michigan	2005	2017	No	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.40	0.30	0.30	0.30	0	No	No

Policy Excerpts

2004 Policy

University of Michigan Technology Transfer Policy

After recovery of University Expenses, aggregate revenues resulting from royalties and sale of equity interests shall be shared as follows.

• Up to $200,000: 50% to the Inventor(s)
• Over $200,000 (and up to $2,000,000): 30% to the inventor(s)

1996 Policy

University of Michigan Technology Transfer Policy

After recovery of University Expenses, aggregate revenues resulting from royalties and sale of equity interests shall be shared as follows.

• Up to $200,000: 50% to the inventor(s)
• Over $200,000 (and up to $2,000,000): 33 1/3% to the inventor(s)
• Over $2,000,000: 33 1/3% to the inventor(s)

1991 Policy

University of Michigan Technology Transfer Policy

After recovery of University Expenses, aggregate revenues resulting from royalties and sale of equity interests shall be shared as follows.

• Up to $100,000: 50% to the inventor(s)
• The second $100,000: 40% to the inventor(s)
• Over $200,000: 33 1/3% to the inventor(s)

Relevant Links

• University of Michigan Tech Transfer
• University of Michigan Technology Transfer Policy