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Table 8-1
Ownership policy of intellectual property created at the institution — 2007

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2007
  Institution owns Researcher owns Joint ownership No policy on ownership Other ownership policy No such intellectual property
  percent
Inventions 20 35 21 10 4 9
Intellectual property protected by copyright  
Software or databases 17 42 16 11 8 6
Educational materials 11 49 14 14 7 5
Other materials 10 41 7 16 7 19
Industrial designs 14 35 7 22 4 18
Trademarks or official marks 23 30 6 22 4 15
New plant varieties 11 32 6 27 7 16
Note(s):
Based on the questionnaires received representing 112 responding institutions.