Managing Your Intellectual Property

Managing Your Intellectual Property

The term "intellectual property" refers to new ideas and their expression, original artistic works, newly developed materials and processes, and inventions that are potentially patentable or copyrightable.

Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer: An Overview
University Intellectual Property Policy (PDF) and Invention Disclosure Form (PDF)
University Intellectual Property Committee: Presenting Your Invention
Intellectual Property Links - info about patents, copyrights, and trademarks
Copyright FAQs
Protecting Your Research Data:
The following sites have useful, detailed information about sound recordkeeping practices, which are crucial to defending patent claims.
- Record-Keeping Procedures (Harvard University)
- Data Acquisition and Management (Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning)
- Good Record Keeping: Procedures for Academic Laboratory Settings (University of Florida)
- Common-Sense Rules for Research Record Keeping (George Mason University)

How to Prevent Grant Proposals from Undermining Patent Protection