INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Intellectual property (IP) rights concern ideas that are translated into tangible products, writings, etc. and that are protected by the state for a limited period of time from unauthorized commercial exploitation. They include patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyright. Since a large share of the production of scientific results takes place at universities, the interface between universities and industries has come into focus. Policymakers in many developed countries have responded by erecting extensive infrastructures intended to facilitate the commercialization of scientific research output.
In order to avoid infringement against intellectual property rights and protect the benefits of the relative three parties: student, sponsored industry, organizer of the second International Contest of Application in Nano-micro technology (iCAN'11), the committee of iCAN'11 draws up this protection project of intellectual property rights for iCAN'11.
(1) The ideas and the products of the works should be original. The idea must be generated by the student of the team group. The students of the team group who will take part in iCAN'11 should obey the legal system of intellectual property rights of their countries or regions, and avoid the infringement of intellectual property rights.
(2) If the students from different universities of the country or region decide to form a team group, they must consult with each other and determine the rights and interests or benefit shares of each team member.
(3) Before submitting the plan, the students should confirm with their appropriate advisors or legal counsel that any intellectual property described in your plan is protected.
(4) During the process of iCAN'11, if the students find someone who are from the sponsored industries or organizers of iCAN'11 using the students' original works plan to achieve commercial purpose, the students can report the case with appropriate proofs to the committee of iCAN'11 or take effective measure themselves for protection of intellectual property rights.
review the plan of the students' works, but they can't disclose the students' plan to other persons, other industries or use the students' plan to be commercialized without authorization.
(2) The sponsored industries can copy the videos and documents of the students' works plan, but they also can't disclose them to others or use them to be commercialized without authorization.
(3) If the sponsored industries want to use the students' works plan to be commercialized, they should obtain the students' permission or authorization.
(1) The organizers can collect the students' works plan and deliver the plan to the judges, but they should preserve the documents, videos or other media of the plan.
(2) The organizers have the rights to tell the judges and sponsored industries to obey the legal system of intellectual property rights.
(3) The organizers had better set up some mechanisms to meet an emergency when the crimes against intellectual property rights happen.
