Resources

Dive deep into resources tailored for all professionals in the research ecosystem - librarians, data stewards, curators, Open Science Ambassadors, Research Managers, and Knowledge Technology Transfer Professionals.

Unearth the correlation between Intellectual Properties and Open Science through our expert-based programme, which provides an overview of the status quo and a collection of cases for the synergetic use of agile Intellectual Property management in support of Open Science.

Julia Priess-Buchheit

Julia Priess-Buchheit introduces the IP4OS project, helping researchers and their supporting ecosystems to use intellectual property and open science in a coordinated way to strengthen innovation and knowledge sharing.

Gustav Nilsonne

Gustav Nilsonne explores how copyright and licensing can advance open science, highlighting the importance of rights retention and best practices to overcome legal uncertainties and strengthen transparency and reproducibility in research.

Katharina Miller

Katharina Miller reflects on the challenges of aligning intellectual property rights with open science, emphasising the need for greater awareness, responsible data sharing, and capacity building to foster a more inclusive and transparent research culture.

Tim Errington

Tim Errington explores how licensing shapes the relationship between intellectual property and open science, focusing on the need for clarity, balance, and collaboration to ensure that IP supports rather than limits innovation and the broader impact of research.

Frantzeska Papadopoulou

Frantzeska Papadopoulou discusses how open science and intellectual property can successfully coexist when guided by conscious policies, stressing the need to educate researchers and institutions on both fields to foster responsible and collaborative innovation.

Chris Morrison

Chris Morrison talks about the role of copyright in open science, highlighting the need for better alignment and collaboration between intellectual property and research communities, and advocating for copyright literacy to help researchers make informed, confident decisions about sharing their work.

Monica Granados

Monica Granados explains how intellectual property is foundational to Creative Commons licenses and emphasises the need for stronger education on copyright within open science, so researchers can share knowledge more effectively and responsibly.

Richard Gold

Richard Gold highlights how patents are often misused in drug innovation and emphasises the need for a deeper understanding of intellectual property tools, enabling researchers to choose strategies that genuinely support their goals.

Copyright for libraries

Chris Morrison, a leading expert on copyright literacy, takes the audience on a lively exploration of the intersection between copyright, libraries, and open science.

IP and Open Science in University Knowledge Transfer

Alessandra Baccigotti, an expert in knowledge transfer and innovation, shares key insights on reconciling intellectual property management with open science in university contexts.

Opening the Research Process and IP Considerations

Tim Errington highlights the value of open science for increasing transparency and trust, while also acknowledging the practical and legal tensions this may cause, particularly regarding intellectual property.

Secondary Publication Rights for research. What are the options t...

Learn how SPRs work and how these rights are implemented in Europe (in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Bulgaria) through real-world experiences from researchers and librarians.

Understanding Secondary Publication Rights

Professor Frantzeska Papadopoulou introduces participants to Secondary Publication Rights as a legal tool to support Open Access. She explains how they allow researchers to republish their work, even if publishers initially hold exclusive rights, after an embargo period.