Industry Sponsored Research
The SJSU Office of Innovation is a focal point for creating industry alliances to
advance SJSU research, develop new technology, and drive commercialization.
We work closely with university researchers and prospective industry partners to ensure
alliances jointly develop objectives for new discovery, innovation, and advancing
the development of emerging technology.
The Industry Research Alliances Specialist works with each company and the principal
investigators to identify research objectives, scope projects, and develop Sponsored
Research Agreements which meets the needs of both parties.
The Office of Innovation understands industry partners will want access to research
results and project-related intellectual property. To prevent the sometimes lengthy
negotiations involving intellectual property licensing and help eliminate the risks
for industry partners, SJSU developed standardized options for partners to secure
an upfront license to any intellectual property created in the course of a research
project.
These simplified and streamlined options (described below) are included in our standard
Sponsored Research Agreement, removing any ambiguity and uncertainty from the process.
We hope these options lead to deeper collaborations between the university and our
industry partners and to the transference of more technologies into commercialized
products and services benefiting society.
Project Intellectual Property Options
The University will consider the following guidelines as it relates to options for ownership of intellectual property created by the University during the project. The sponsor should select the preferred option from the choices below. In all cases, the University shall retain rights for research and teaching purposes.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Negotiate a license to project intellectual property |
The research agreement will provide the sponsor with an exclusive 90-day option to negotiate the terms of a license to any project intellectual property created by the University. There is no innovation fee for this option. |
| Grant of a commercial non-exclusive royalty-free license |
The research agreement will provide a non-exclusive commercial license to project intellectual property. The standard innovation fee for this option is 10% of research amount or minimum $10K (whichever is greater). |
| Grant of an exclusive royalty-free license |
The research agreement will provide for an exclusive commercial license to project
intellectual property. The standard innovation fee for this option is as follows: |
Contact for Further Information
Jason Kim
Industry Research Alliances Specialist
(408) 924-1300
jason.h.kim@sjsu.edu
