Research on the Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Government-Enterprise Joint Funds at the Local Level in China——A Case Study of the Enterprise Joint Fund of the Natural Science Fund of China
Luo Yan1, Chang Tianyi1, Jiao Hongtao2
1. Law and Business School(School of Intellectual Property),Wuhan Institute of Technology,Wuhan 430205,China; 2. Law School,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
Abstract：As a distinctive category within China's National Natural Science Foundation system,government-enterprise joint funds involve enterprises contributing capital to support basic research while simultaneously asserting claims over the intellectual property rights arising from funded projects.While addressing this issue,local institutes in China have designed three main models:attributing ownership to the project undertaker,adhering to relevant national and local laws and regulations,or recognizing contractual arrangements as prevailing.Among these,most provinces have opted for the“contract-prevails”model.This paper argues,based on the demonstration that government-enterprise joint fund projects fall within the category of science and technology programs funded by government finance,that the ownership of intellectual property cannot be allocated to enterprises through a“contract-prevails”model,as such an arrangement would exceed the statutory authorization established under the Law on Scientific and Technological Progress.Building on the fundamental premise of“statutory ownership”,this paper proposes a“tripartite rights integration”mechanism effectively allocating usage and benefit rights,thereby fulfilling the original purpose and institutional objectives of establishing government-enterprise joint fund projects.
骆严, 苌天翊, 焦洪涛. 我国地方层面政企联合基金项目知识产权归属问题研究——以自然科学基金企业联合基金为例[J]. 中国科技论坛, 2026(9): 1-9.
Luo Yan, Chang Tianyi, Jiao Hongtao. Research on the Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Government-Enterprise Joint Funds at the Local Level in China——A Case Study of the Enterprise Joint Fund of the Natural Science Fund of China. , 2026(9): 1-9.
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