IP in universities: putting policies in place

摘要

Professor Ogada, you were instrumental in putting in place a formal policy for dealing with IP issues in Moi University. Why is this important? Any policy provides its users with guidelines and means of making decisions. In a university or research institution, an institutional IP policy serves to promote the generation, protection and commercialization of IP rights. Universities and R&D institutions are key generators of IP assets, but there are many stakeholders involved in the process - researchers, students, private sponsors, technology transfer units, national patent offices, the public and so on. An IP policy is important to harmonize conflicting interests of the various stakeholders.