How royalties work
When a UFRRJ-developed technology generates financial return — through licensing, assignment or R&D partnership — Law 10.973/2004 (Innovation Law) defines how that return is distributed.
Three-way split
Title to technologies developed at the university belongs to UFRRJ. Financial return is split into three equal parts:
| Recipient | Share |
|---|---|
| Inventor(s) | 1/3 |
| Originating unit / department | 1/3 |
| UFRRJ central administration | 1/3 |
The 2/3 retained by UFRRJ are reinvested in research and innovation at the university.
Multiple inventors
The 1/3 reserved for inventors is distributed among them according to the contribution percentage declared in the request form. This percentage is negotiated between co-inventors before filing and formalized in a separate document.
External collaborators
If the technology was co-developed with a company, external research institution or under a funding programme (FAPERJ, FINEP, EMBRAPII), co-ownership and royalty terms are defined in the R&D partnership agreement, always aligned with the Innovation Legal Framework.
Practical example
A licensed patent generates R$ 90,000 in royalties in a given year. Distribution:
- R$ 30,000 split among inventors (proportional to contribution)
- R$ 30,000 to the institute/department hosting the research
- R$ 30,000 to UFRRJ central administration
If two inventors declared 60% and 40% contribution:
- Inventor A: R$ 18,000
- Inventor B: R$ 12,000