Intellectual property policy

TKNIKA identifies the tangible and intangible assets and knowledge gained in carrying out its activity.
Tknika systematically updates the inventory on these tangible and intangible assets.
For each case, TKNIKA identifies the assets to be transferred, licensed, exchanged, or delivered for use and how this will be done.

As a general rule of action, results are transferred and used openly, making them available to all interested parties, especially Euskadi VT centers and their teachers. The intangible assets, knowledge and materials generated by/at TKNIKA are open and free.

In specific situations at TKNIKA’s discretion, the authorship and property of intangible goods will be protected, and appropriate legal means shall be used to do so.

If necessary, tangible and intangible good transfer agreements will be registered in a document/contract without any ambiguity. Aspects such as the following should be included: identification of the parties, justification/explanatory memorandum, purpose of contract, definitions of the terms used (especially when they can lead to misunderstanding), remunerations, payment conditions, trademark use, duration of agreement, intellectual property protection (rights, proof of registration, authorisation of use), confidentiality/secrecy, signatures, date and place.

At all times, both Tknika and the people of which it is composed (especially those working on especially sensitive projects) shall guarantee the impartiality, lack of external influence in work, objectivity of criteria and professional action, and confidentiality of the information and knowledge created by them.