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During the embargo period (defined in your Data Sharing Plan and/or funder contract, see Overview: How to Share Data ), data will only be available to your research team, NF-OSI data curation/support staff at Sage Bionetworks, and project manager(s) from the funder of your project. During this embargo period, all data in your Synapse project will have publicly-visible metadata, but the data itself will remain private. This means that portal users can see metadata terms that indicate type of data is being generated by your project, but they cannot download and use the data. In other words: this allows you to privately “stage” your data and report progress to your funders, without fear of others using it before you’ve had an opportunity to publish your findings.
Will I lose my ability to patent an invention or otherwise protect my intellectual property by uploading data
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to Synapse?
We recommend you consult with your funder and your institution’s intellectual property experts to ensure that you are sharing data in compliance with the requirements of your institution as well as the requirements of your contract with your funder; we are not able to provide guidance on this.
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