Intellectual property classified at P4

Licensed intellectual property and product development information is third party confidential information licensed to outside industries to the extent of identifying the products or services the third party (typically pharma and biotech industries) is developing with UCSF, and the third party’s commercialization plans for those products and services.

Examples

Licensed intellectual property and product development information includes but is not limited to the following:

  • Medical indication for which the third party is developing the product
  • Information identifying the chemical structure of a lead therapeutic candidate in development
  • Financial terms of the license
  • Proprietary company information relating to existing products in the industry partner’s pipeline
  • Information relating to the product development timeline

Protection Level

P4