RESEARCH: MODIFICATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RULES.

The rules have also been adapted to aid efficient co-operation and the appropriate use and dissemination of results. Under the simplified rules, participants may also decide amongst themselves the arrangements that suit them best, within the framework of the model contract.The document states that participants in integrated projects will own the intellectual property of the knowledge resulting from the project, adding that "where appropriate, the owner of knowledge will provide adequate and effective protection for knowledge that is capable of industrial or commercial application". It adds that the Commission may adopt protective measures where necessary to...