Understanding intellectual property ownership

Who Owns the w88 slot?

Your status, involvement, and the type of partnerships you develop while doing research at the w88 slot, Reno determine who owns the resulting Intellectual Property (IP). Below is a summary. For more information,w88 slot Enterprise & Innovationat (775) 784-4421 orview the University's complete policy on w88 slot.

Faculty & Staff

University owns

  • w88 slot created within the scope of their employment
  • w88 slot created as the result of an assignment from a University employee
  • w88 slot created as part of a grant award
  • w88 slot created with significant use of University resources (including funds)
  • w88 slot created by a University employee under a corporate-sponsored research agreement

University and other institution jointly own

  • w88 slot created with a collaborator from another institution

University and a company jointly own

  • w88 slot created by a University employee and a company employee under a corporate-sponsored research agreement
    • Company will receive a first option to license the w88 slot, Reno ownership portion under reasonable terms.
    • The w88 slot, Reno will not have any rights to company’s pre-existing or solely owned IP except as needed to perform the research project.

Faculty & staff own

  • Traditional Scholarly Works they have authored/created, including
    • books
    • book chapters
    • articles
    • course materials
    • and the like
      These items are most often covered by copyright. The University has the right to use the works for research and educational purposes.

Student

Student owns

  • Any w88 slot created while attending the University
  • Including w88 slot created during a Capstone course project

University owns

  • w88 slot created within the scope of employment for the University
  • w88 slot created as part of a project performed with University funds
    Including grants awarded to the University

Member/user of the Innevation Center or w88 slot Center for Applied Research

Member/user owns

  • Any w88 slot created or existing prior to arrival at the center

University owns

  • w88 slot created by faculty or staff in the normal scope of their work
  • w88 slot created under a project funded by the University
    Including grant awards

Company employee

Company owns

  • w88 slot created by company employee

University and a company jointly own

  • w88 slot co-created by a University employee and a company employee under a corporate-sponsored research agreement or any other collaboration
    • The company will receive a first option to license the University ownership portion under reasonable terms
    • The University will not have any rights to the company’s pre-existing or solely owned w88 slot except as needed to perform the research project

For questions, contact Grace Chou, chief innovation & commercialization officer at (775) 682-8756 orgchou@unr.edu.