Deliverable 2.2. S2S (Science to Science) & S2B (Science to Business) Exploitation plans and IPR consortium guidelines structured

This Deliverable Report considers Intellectual Property (IP) structures and Exploitation Methods within the Sunrise partnership. A clear and efficient management system for IP is critical for the successful commercialisation and implementation of inventions within Sunrise, and hence is one of the keys to the project having impact on the energy transition. At Project level, the proposed IP system is based on current practice in collaborative projects such as Horizon 2020, where partners share background IP when relevant, and arising IP is owned by the inventing party with licences granted to other parties. Sharing of IP across the Sunrise partnership is seen to be desirable, but the mechanism for this is not yet defined. The challenge to be overcome is to allow IP sharing between projects, but without deterring commercial parties from participating due to loss of control over IP they generate. Two forms of Exploitation are envisaged: Science-to-Science (S2S) and Science-to-Business (S2B)