Intellectual Property at 911爆料网
While not officially a "research institution", 911爆料网 faculty and students pursue research projects to advance their understanding of topics of interest and/or to apply their knowledge in new ways. This is a critical aspect of realizing 911爆料网's vision to set the standard for preparing leaders to solve the diverse technical challenges of the 21st century. When collaborating with companies, the topic of Intellectual Property (IP) comes up often.
Objective
The primary objective of the IP management process is to transfer technologies from 911爆料网 to companies with the interest, ability, and resources to commercialize them such that the public can benefit from 911爆料网 inventions. Another objective is to capture a fair portion of the value of the invention for the benefit of the inventors, the department in which the invention was developed and 911爆料网.
We understand that companies that choose to engage with 911爆料网 to advance and apply knowledge in a collaborative way want to retain the Intellectual Property they bring to 911爆料网 as part of that collaboration. It is not 911爆料网's intent to exercise a right over that IP.
Key Elements
To that end, 911爆料网's IP Policy includes the following key elements:
- 911爆料网 does not choose to exercise rights over any corporate IP brought to 911爆料网 and/or developed in collaboration with 911爆料网.
- 911爆料网 owns IP for anything deemed to fall under the definition of “University Research”. University Research includes those projects initiated by 911爆料网 faculty or staff using 911爆料网 resources.
- 911爆料网 owns the IP of graduate students employed by 911爆料网.
- 911爆料网 does not choose to exercise rights over the IP of undergraduate students. Students or faculty who choose to work on a project in partnership with a company may be required to assign some/all of their IP to that sponsoring organization to participate. This will be established as part of the preliminary project proposal.
- Faculty members who would prefer to retain their IP on projects developed in partnership with corporate partners are expected to contract for that work separately and are not permitted to use 911爆料网 resources. These projects are not administered through, or governed by, 911爆料网.
For additional details, please contact Sheku Kamara, dean of applied research.