第３章　ATPプロジェクトから生まれる知的財産権
　　　　IP from ATP Project

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The ATP’s motive is to place IP with the organization that is most likely to carry the development work to commercialization: the for-profit program participants
Despite the fact that the IP ownership rests with industry participants, the ATP cooperative agreement maintains certain ATP IP rights as protective measures
The primary intellectual property strategies pursued by ATP funding recipients include patents, copyright protection and the maintenance of trade secrets
The ATP is not involved in the negotiation of IP agreements among joint venture partners, which tend to vary widely depending on the nature of the joint venture
The ATP has clearly defined procedures regarding the reporting and treatment of patents and copyrights
ATP-generated IP can be applied to the title holder’s in-house products/processes and/or licensed to other companies to generate one-time and/or ongoing payment streams
ATP-generated IP can be applied to the title holder’s in-house products/processes and/or licensed to other companies to generate one-time and/or ongoing payment streams (continued)