Commercialising Intellectual Property: Spin-offs

This fact sheet deals with the creation and management of spin-offs as instruments for the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) rights. Spin-off, also known as “spin-out” are entities intended as a separate legal entity created by a parent organisation (PO) to exploit its IP assets. Once the company is established, the PO will transfer or license to it the IP concerned, for the spin-off

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