Intellectual Property (IP) lies at the centre of all basic, strategic and applied research conducted across Colleges and disciplines at the ANU. There are a number of policies that identify the key principles and standards that the University has established in relation to IP, disclosure, transfer and commercialisation of IP and conflict of interest.

ANU Intellectual Property Manual | Intellectual Property - Ownership, Protection and Commercialisation | Conflict of Interest and Commitment

When a third party provides funds for research, they may acquire rights in IP. These rights may range from a simple copyright in reports, such as in the case of an ARC Discovery grant; to a license to manufacture technology based on the IP in the case of a commercial agreement; to an outright assignment of IP rights in some consultancy arrangements. The type of rights pursued and ultimately agreed to will be dependent upon many factors, including the type of IP an ANU researcher creates, and the potential value of its application - to the researcher, to the ANU, to potential partners, and to Australian society, and the optimal means of disseminating the knowledge embodied in the IP.

To come to a suitable arrangement for all parties involved it is important to know what you as an ANU researcher want to get out of the arrangement. First of all though you, and the staff supporting you, need an understanding on what you and the ANU are putting in. Maintaining a good working knowledge of your IP will go a long way to helping ANU general staff protect your IP and maximise the benefits from it.