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 |  Cross-Border Intellectual Property Management FrameworkThe CCSIP IP and Venture Capital Group Release Comprehensive Framework to Help Research Collaborators in Canada and California Navigate the Complex World of Cross-Border IP Management Download the Executive Summary The Intellectual Property and Venture Capital Working Group of CCSIP is committed to a single objective: to help collaborating researchers in Canada and California create high-quality, investible IP. Although there is no one ‘correct’ path in the highly complex and often challenging world of IP management, the implementation of value-building IP management practices makes this goal much more attainable. Leveraging the unique expertise of Angus Livingstone, Managing Director University-Industry Liaison Office at the University of British Columbia, and President of UBC Research Enterprises, Inc.; and Sanjay Goorachurn, Counsel, Smart & Biggar; Tom Sweeney, Chair of the CCSIP IP and Venture Capital Working Group, and Brett Sharp, Director of Operations and Technology Transfer Manager of the University Industry Liaison Office with the University of British Columbia, this team has developed a Cross-border Intellectual Property (IP) Management Framework. This comprehensive resource aims to inform researchers about the complex issues surrounding IP when working in a collaborative international context, and propose potential IP management solutions. It also directly supports a key CCSIP goal: to catalyze Canada-California research, development and delivery (RD&D) collaboration. The 89-page framework is intended to serve as a primer for scientists, researchers and other innovators at research institutions across Canada and California. As a guide to best practices, it provides key considerations and sound approaches for the development of clear agreements that promote the management and commercialization of IP emerging from cross-border research collaboration. With a strong focus on the needs of the researcher, it recognizes the unique requirements of each research endeavour, and strikes a balance between the academic obligation to publish and the commercial requirement to protect IP. It also aims to help innovators mitigate key risks associated with IP management during the R&D process. If you are an investigator considering collaborative research that stimulates the exchange of ideas and knowledge across the 49th parallel, the Cross-Border Intellectual Property Management Framework is truly required reading. Looking to learn more? Download the Executive Summary We encourage you to share this framework broadly with research collaborators and colleagues. For additional questions, insights and feedback, please submit comments via email at: IPFramework@ccsip.org. Your input will help to keep this living document relevant and valuable for members of our Canada-California community, and their many research collaborators. CCSIP extends sincere thanks to Angus Livingstone, Managing Director University-Industry Liaison Office at The University of British Columbia, and President of UBC Research Enterprises, Inc., and Sanjay Goorachurn, Counsel, Smart & Biggar; Tom Sweeney, Chair of the CCSIP IP and Venture Capital Working Group; and Brett Sharp, Director of Operations and Technology Transfer Manager of the University Industry Liaison Office with the University of British Columbia, for their outstanding leadership and dedication to the development of this document. Thanks also go to the following organizations for their contributions: (i) the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada for its sponsorship of this report, (ii) the Partnership of Smart & Biggar / Fetherstonhaugh, one of Canada’s leading IP law firms, for its commitment to the report’s framework and content and, (iii) The University of British Columbia, one of Canada’s leading academic research institutions, and particularly its University-Industry Liaison Office, for its profoundly relevant insights in the area of public and private IP agreements. |
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