IP and Commercialization Working Group

The WG is focusing on immediate priorities for MOHCCN Gold Cohort approvals and data preparation for submission to digital platforms, in close collaboration with designated sites and MOHCCN/TFRI leadership.

The mandate of the WG is to: Develop MOHCCN policies as it relates to the following:

• Definition of the various relevant categories of generated intellectual property under the consortium (“Foreground IP”)
• Ownership of each category Foreground IP
• Revenue sharing (as distinct from ownership) as it relates to:
  • Foreground IP arising from Academic (non-commercial/no commercial funding) Secondary Studies using MOH/Member Resources
  • Foreground IP arising from Commercially Funded (Sponsored Research) Secondary Studies using MOH/Member Resources
  • Foreground IP arising from Commercial Entity Directed Studies using MOH/Member Resources
• Revenue sharing (as distinct from ownership) as it relates to each of the above – where the Secondary Study is MOH Funded.
• Developing a Framework for “Rules” as it relates to third-party Sponsored Research and/or third-party Funded Research as it relates to Access to the MOH Resources to ensure reasonable/fair access and terms.

WG responsibility: The members of Marathon of Hope IP and Commercialization Committee will also be responsible for the developing policies, operational requirements, and recommendations for agreement amendments to address the following:

• Define various relevant categories of Commercial Activities
• Coordinating with other working groups/committees and other appropriate legal, privacy, and digital security experts to develop a framework to allow for Commercialization Activities– requiring addressing the following issues:
  • Appropriately Tagging MOH Data/Materials to properly identify legal restrictions (Contractual or statutory) on the use of the Data/Materials or Commercial Activities
  • Understanding compliance obligations as it relates to applicable privacy and digital security requirements, and technical capability/feasibility to allow for an appropriate process for each category of Commercial Activities.

WG Strategy: Socialization of draft documents among the WG members to identify areas of question/concern, followed by discussion of the feedback for integration and finalization of the documents