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Intellectual Property Issues
The Technology Transfer Office is your resource for intellectual property (IP) issues/questions. We help with:
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Copyright
- Patents
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Commercialization
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Data Ownership
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Contract Issues
Copyright
The Technology Transfer Office can provide help with various
copyright issues. For example:
- Obtaining copyright
- Moral rights – should they be waived
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Licensing copyright
- Copyright issue in research and other contracts
- Commercial exploitation of copyright works
Please feel free to call with questions.
Before contacting the Technology Transfer Office, please review the information provided in the links
below as it may assist in answering your questions.
Moral Rights
Copyright and Scholarly Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Commercialization
Recognising the unique role of universities
as public institutions of higher learning with an explicit mandate to produce
new knowledge, the University should strive to produce benefits to society by
publicising research findings and, where appropriate, by encouraging the
application of research results in tangible ways which may include commercial
activities. Research outcomes are in one or more forms of intellectual property
(IP). The Technology Transfer Offie will work with the creators of IP to determine the appropriate
path for commercialisation based not only on the IP but also on the abilities
and desires of the creator. Possibilities include sale of the IP, licensing the
IP, and building a company around the IP.
The Technology Transfer Office encourages the disposition of
intellectual property in ways which assure maximum benefit to the creators, to
the University and to society-at-large, without whose participation the
intellectual property (IP) could not have been generated.
A policy dealing with IP and its
commercialisation at UNBC is currently under development.
Patenting
If you feel your research has the potential
to lead to a commercially viable invention you are encouraged to contact the Technology Transfer Office as early in the process as
practical. In any case, if you are a
faculty member the Faculty Agreement
states:
40.4 …any
Member who has made an invention, …with the use of University equipment,
supplies, facilities, or resources, or with resources administered by the
University, which the Member believes may be worthy of patent protection, shall
offer a contract to the University in a timely fashion, and in any event before
submission for publication …
In addition the Technology Transfer Office will provide some
assistance and advice for inventions made outside the university.
We also can help obtain copies of issued
patents and help with patent searches.
Some Useful Intellectual Property URLs
Contract Issues
The Technology Transfer Office works closely with other members
of the Office of Research and the Research Contract Coordinator in the review
of research contracts. The Technology Transfer Office is particularly concerned with clauses with respect
to intellectual property and its ownership; confidentiality and data
ownership/disposition and all industrial research contracts.
For all contract
research projects please consult with us before presenting a budget to
potential clients so that we can help ensure that the charges for indirect
costs (overheads) are appropriate.
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