Government Scientific and Technological Research and Development Results Ownership and Utilization Regulation Article 3

Where the funding agency funds, commissions, invests fund or a public research agency (organization) duly provides R&D budgets for science and technology R&D, the results so yielded through such R&D efforts belong to the R&D implementing unit unless the funding agency officially recognizes that the results should belong to the nation. Income derived from R&D results shall be handled as specified in Article 17 through Article 19.Regarding the ownership, management and utilization of the relevant R&D results mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the funding agency and the R&D implementing unit should expressly specify in writing upon execution of the contract.