### Tab 1: Commercialization Policy (Policy 404)
Under University Policy 404, technologies developed by university faculty using internal funds are owned by the university. Faculty creators are entitled to a 40% share of net licensing revenues, defined as gross licensing royalties minus direct legal protection costs and patent maintenance fees. However, if external commercialization funding exceeding $100,000 is received prior to patent application filing, the university's royalty share increases by 10 percentage points (reducing the faculty creator's share to 30%), unless an explicit exemption is granted by the Vice President of Research (VPR).
### Tab 2: Project Chronology & Financial Audit (Project Helios)
Project Helios, developed by Dr. Vance, received a 150,000 research grant from an industry partner for prototype development. The patent application for Project Helios was filed in August 2024. Direct legal expenses incurred for patent protection totaled 10,000. In 2025, Project Helios generated $500,000 in gross licensing royalties. No individual VPR exemption documentation for Project Helios exists in the project registry.
### Tab 3: Executive Memorandum (Office of the VPR)
In July 2024, the VPR issued a policy memorandum clarifying that all industry research grants awarded under the university's Sustainable Energy Initiative are exempt from the 10 percentage point royalty adjustment specified in Policy 404, regardless of award size, provided the grant agreement was executed prior to June 2024. University records confirm Project Helios was formally designated under the Sustainable Energy Initiative upon its initial seed funding in 2023, and Dr. Vance's industry grant agreement was executed in January 2024.
Based on the information provided in the three tabs, what is the total monetary amount Dr. Vance is entitled to receive as creator share from the 2025 licensing royalties of Project Helios?
- $184,000Cevap
- B$138,000
- C$200,000
- D$150,000
- E$124,000