Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Conditions

The normal arrangement, under UK Government policy, for research work funded from the public purse is that the research provider owns the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the results - subject to the grant of a licence to the funding department for use of the results. The MOD follows UK Government policy and details the IPR arrangements in DEFCON 705 - Intellectual Property Rights - Research and Technology.

MOD follows this policy and vests ownership of the intellectual property with the research providers such that it can be more readily exploited. Indeed, exploitation of the research results is actively encouraged by the MOD both in the defence field and commercial applications.

However, tenders should note that security, export (or other) restrictions may apply in specific exploitation routes and MOD approval may be required in such instances.

We realise that it can be hard and time consuming to read and understand our contracting conditions around Intellectual Property; hence we have written some IPR Principles that our contract conditions are based on. We have also then written guidance on shared funded IPR conditions in our Shared Funding Narrative section