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The University's Intellectual Property is managed by KnEx, the Knowledge Exchange team in Trinity. KnEx is responsible for the implementation of Trinity’s policies with respect to knowledge transfer and licensing, intellectual property protection and campus company formation.
The Technology Transfer Office is supported by the KT Boost Funding Programme. The KT Boost Programme (2024-2027) has had a notable impact on Trinity College Dublin by enhancing its capacity to translate academic research into real-world innovations.
- Strengthening Knowledge Transfer infrastructure in Trinity: enabling more dedicated support for supporting researcher with their commercialisation activities (including IP development, licensing of technologies, creating spin-outs, and supporting industry collaboration.
- Increasing research commercialisation outputs through a growth in invention disclosures and patent filings and accelerating the formation of spin-out companies.
- Supporting stronger links between researchers and industry, positioning Trinity as the go-to university partner for companies seeking innovation in, amongst other things, AI, life sciences, medtech, engineering, digital health, quantum computing, arts humanities and social sciences and sustainability.
- The programme supports ongoing professional development for Trinity staff involved in Knowledge Transfer.
- To learn more about KT Boost please click here.
The KnEx team can provide expert advice in the following areas:
- IP identification and patent protection strategy and management
- Non-patentable IP and/or non-commercial distribution of research outputs such as open source
- Commercialisation, licensing strategy and Industry engagement with respect to IP transfer
- Campus Company Formation, Spin in engagements, Venture Capital and seed investment
- Guidance on IP considerations for research projects; both State and Industry co-funded
- Advice on the development of research projects with commercial potential
- IP confidentiality/non-disclosure of IP to third parties for early engagement with third parties
To connect with a case manager for IP guidance, please see the relevant links below:
For researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences please select your school to connect with a Case Manager
For researchers in the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics & Science please select your school to connect with a Case Manager
For researchers in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences please select your school to connect with a Case Manager
General Queries
- Need to put a confidentiality, data or material transfer agreement in place?
- Looking for an invention disclosure form?
- Looking for IP support for a research proposal, IP training or IP landscaping?
- Looking for a software disclosure form?
- Read Trinity's IP Policy here
- Access a Declaration of Interest Form
Policies
Trinity’s intellectual property is managed in accordance with the Trinity “Policy, Practice and Regulations on Intellectual Property 2022”, the National IP Protocol 2019 and the Trinity Policy Good Research Practice, which includes management of Conflict of Interest. Trinity strives to manage IP in accordance with these policies and adhere to and all other Trinity policies as necessary.