Intellectual Property

Managing and protecting ideas

The University of Glasgow is committed to encouraging its employees to consider the commercial opportunity for new research ideas or expertise to deliver benefits to the economy, society and culture at local, national and international levels. 

Intellectual Property (IP) in the context of UK universities refers to the creations of the mind generated from research, scholarship, and teaching within the academic environment. This includes inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce. 

Proper management of IP is crucial for universities to stimulate innovation, secure funding, encourage academic and commercial partnerships, and promote entrepreneurship while ensuring compliance with legal frameworks and protecting the interests of all parties involved. 

We want GRID to be the beneficiary of IP activity that is already under way as a result of support and policies at the University.