The Syracuse University Faculty Manual Section 3.23 – Ownership and Management of Intellectual Property provides broad guidelines for royalty income distributions on net revenue* received from licensed university-owned intellectual property. Below is the University’s standard distribution for net revenue received on licenses:
- 42.5% – to the Inventor(s)
- 42.5% – to the Office of Research
- 15% – to the Office of Technology Transfer
*Net revenue is defined as gross revenue less the costs and expenses incurred related to securing legal protection, marketing, licensing, and other expenses associated with the technology.