Deliverable D7.3 – Knowledge Management and Protection of Intellectual Property

This document, in conjunction with the Data Management Plan (D8.2), explains the
principles, practices, and measures established by the FLEXSHIP consortium to manage
knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in a systematic manner. The goals of
this document are two: first, to outline the internal procedures for knowledge and IPR
management in accordance with the FLEXSHIP Grant Agreement, and second, to describe
the current state of knowledge and IPR in the FLEXSHIP project.

To achieve the first goal, the FLEXSHIP procedures are based on four pillars: i)
management of results, ii) protection of results, iii) valorisation of results, and iv)
governance model. i) The management of results pillar covers result ownership, access
rights to background and results, and the transfer of results. ii) The protection of results
pillar involves measures to seek IP protection when the project results have commercial
application, and the benefits outweigh the costs. iii) The valorisation of results pillar
focuses on actions to maximize project impacts and returns for each partner, including
practices related to project exploitation and dissemination and promoting openness. iv)
The governance model describes the responsibilities, roles, and tools used by the
consortium to orchestrate knowledge and IPR management.

The second goal of the document is to address three priorities related to knowledge and
IPR in FLEXSHIP. First, to communicate a clear roadmap connecting all project tasks that
contribute to knowledge and IPR management. Second, to recap background items that
the consortium must consider. And third, to conduct an initial revision of project assets,
including hardware, software, data, and know-how, and exemplify how the proposed
methodology can be used to valorise these assets throughout the project lifecycle.

The report is confidential, though a comprehensive summary is shared here.