Precision in Patent Distributions:

SMU’s and Inventor’s Shares​

IIA Impact on Inventor Distribution Setup in Sophia

IIA IMPACT ON INVENTOR DISTRIBUTION SET UP IN SOPHIA

Since the Inter-Institutional Agreement dictates the split between SMU and another Institution, the Inventor Distribution of royalties is defined by the other Institution for its inventors and by SMU for its own inventors.

In Sophia , the distribution attributed to SMU inventors must add up to 100% and the distribution to the external inventors from the other institution is set to 0% in Sophia because SMU does not dictate the percentage distribution for the inventors associated with the other institution.

The distribution table, below, illustrates how the SMU inventor distribution adds up to 100%, independently of whatever the external Institution distribution is set defined.

 

Lead Share Name Organization/School/Department Title
70% SMU Lead Inventor Electrical and Computer Engineering (Department) Professor
30% SMU Inventor Electrical and Computer Engineering (Department) Graduate
0% External Lead Inventor -1 External Institution Name Professor
0% External Lead Inventor -2 External Institution Name Graduate