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I'm a lecturer/prof in Sweden and we have had this law for years. We own all our own IP. In other top tier Universities around the world the norm is that the un

I'm a lecturer/prof in Sweden and we have had this law for years. We own all our own IP. In other top tier Universities around the world the norm is that the university takes 20-50% of the IPR/equity. Needless to say that we are very happy with it (lärareundantag). However, a word of caution: it doesn't seem to make any difference when attracting top talent. My experience is that even in Systems Research, candidates don't factor it into their decisions. They just think - UK or Switzerland or Sweden. Because of that, i don't think it will catch on.

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anonymousDan 10y ago
As a systems researcher, this is definitely something I would consider. Do you know of other European countries with similar policies? In the UK the situation in most universities now is that the university owns everything. Previously Cambridge I believe gave a large share to the academic, but this was dispensed with/reduced in the face of considerable protest.