Use and Exploitation of Intellectual Property in the Context of Publicly Funded Research and Development: Recent Legal Developments in Germany and in the European Union

1. The Funding System 2. The Old Rules: Sharing Publicly Funded R&D with the Public 3. The New Rules: Promoting Innovation Through Autonomy of and Responsibility for Intellectual Property Exploitation a) Model Rules for subsidized R&D of Industry (i) Autonomy and Exclusivity (ii) Responsibility for Protection and Exploitation b) Equal Treatment of Public Research Organizations (PROs) c) Specific Issues (i) Collaborative Ventures (ii) Exploitation of IPR by PROs; Inventions Made by Professors 4. Problems of Technology Transfer Institutions