Patent Policy Sample Clauses

Patent Policy. All employees are subject to the University Patent Policy, which is enclosed with this agreement. By signing the FACULTY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT the faculty employee agrees to the terms of the University Patent Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, including its requirement that he or she disclose and assign inventions or discoveries to the University.

Patent Policy. The parties agree that the terms and conditions of employment in the University Policy entitled "Patents," coded as ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇-▇▇:00 and amended as of August 13, 2004, shall be part of, and are deemed included in, this Agreement.

Patent Policy. This Agreement shall be subject to the Boston ------------- University Patent Policy, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River Campus, as in effect as of the Effective Date, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Patent Policy. A. In order to protect the public good and the University, and in order to fulfill obligations to research sponsors, the University shall claim equity in all discoveries and its right to acquire the title to and control of such discoveries where the discoveries are made by faculty, staff, employees, or students (including all types of trainees or postgraduate fellows) working on or arising from programs supported in whole or in part by funds, space, personnel, or facilities provided by the University. B. When a discovery is made by an inventor outside of any program conducted by the University, and the inventor can demonstrate that the University did not provide or administer significant funds, space, personnel, or facilities for work leading to the discovery, the discovery shall remain the exclusive property of the inventor or his/her sponsor. The University shall not ordinarily consider provision of office, classroom, or library facilities as constituting significant use of University funds, space, personnel, or facilities. For purposes of this policy, the term “Inventor” shall include all individuals who participated in and signed a disclosure statement respecting a discovery or invention. C. When necessary, the University Committee on Inventions & Discoveries (Committee) shall decide whether an invention or discovery should be classified under Paragraph A or Paragraph B of this Paragraph 1. Persons or entities claiming a right to receive royalty interests under the provisions of Paragraph 4 may appeal the decision of the Committee to the President of the University. The President shall recommend final action to the Trustees, whose decision shall be final.

Patent Policy. A. In order to protect the public good and the Medical Center, and in order to fulfill obligations to research sponsors, the Medical Center shall claim equity in all discoveries and its right to acquire the title to and control of such discoveries where the discoveries are made by faculty, staff, employees, or students (including all types of trainees or post­graduate residents or fellows) working on or arising from programs supported in whole or in part by funds, space, personnel, or facilities provided by the Medical Center. B. Where a discovery is made by an inventor outside of any program conducted by the Medical Center, and the inventor can demonstrate that the Medical Center did not provide or administer significant funds, space, personnel, or facilities for work leading to the discovery, the discovery shall remain the exclusive property of the inventor or his/her sponsor. The Medical Center shall not ordinarily consider provision of office, classroom, or library facilities as constituting significant use of Medical Center funds, space, personnel or facilities. C. When necessary, the Medical Center Patent Committee shall decide whether an invention or discovery should be classified under Paragraph 1A or 1B. The decision of the Committee is appealable to the Medical Campus ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the President of Boston Medical Center Corporation, who shall jointly render a decision.

Patent Policy. A. In order to protect the public good and the University, and in order to fulfill obligations to research sponsors, the University shall claim equity in all discoveries and its right to acquire the title to and control of such discoveries where the discoveries are made by faculty, staff, employees or students (including all types of trainees or postgraduate fellows) working on or arising from programs supported in whole or in part by funds, space, personnel or facilities provided by the University. B. When a discovery is made by an inventor outside of any program conducted by the University, and the inventor can demonstrate that the University did not provide or administer significant funds, space, personnel or facilities for work leading to the discovery, the discovery shall remain the exclusive property of the inventor or his/her sponsor. The University shall not ordinarily consider provision of office, classroom, or library facilities as constituting significant use of University funds, space, personnel or facilities. For purposes of this Policy, the term "Inventor" shall include all individuals who participated in and signed a disclosure statement respecting a discovery or invention. C. When necessary, the University Committee on Inventions and Discoveries (Committee) shall decide whether an invention or discovery should be classified under Paragraph A or Paragraph B of this Paragraph 1. Persons or entities claiming a right to receive royalty interests under the provisions of Paragraph 4 may appeal the decision of the Committee to the President of the University. The President shall recommend final action to the Trustees, whose decision shall be final.

Patent Policy. In order to protect the public good and the general character of the Medical Center and its members, and in order to fulfill obligations to research sponsors, the Medical Center shall claim on behalf of its constituent members equity in all discoveries and its right to acquire the title and control to such discoveries where the discoveries are made by faculty, staff, employees or students (including all types of trainees or postgraduate residents or fellows) working on or arising from programs supported in whole or in part by funds, space, personnel, or facilities provided by the Medical Center or any of its members.

Patent Policy. A. In order to protect the public good and the Medical Center, and in order to fulfill obligations to research sponsors, the Medical Center shall claim equity in all discove ▇▇▇▇ and its right to acquire the title to and control of such discoveries where the discoveries are made by faculty, staff, employe es, or students (including all types of trainees or postgraduate residents or fellows) working on or arising from programs supporte d in whole or in part by funds, space, personne l or facilitie s provide d by the Medical Center. B. Where a discovery is made by an inventor outside of any progra m conducte d by the Medical Center, and the inventor can demonstra te that the Medical Center did not provide or administe r significa nt funds, space, personne l, or facilities for work leading to the discovery, the discovery shall remain the exclusive property of the inventor or his/her sponsor. The Medical Center shall not ordinarily conside r provision of office, classroom, or library facilities as constituting significa nt use of Medical Center funds, space, personne l or facilities. C. When necessary, the Medical Center Patent Committee shall decide whether an invention or discovery should be classified under Paragraph 1A or 1B. The decision of the Committee is appealable to the Medical Campus ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the President of Boston Medical Center Corporation, who shall jointly render a decision.

Patent Policy. The parties agree that the mandatorily negotiable terms and conditions of employment in the University Policy entitled, entitled "Patent Policy,´Section No. 50.3.1 and revised as of 4/1996 and 7/2013, shall be part of, and deemed included in, this Agreement. The parties agree that immediately following the ratification of this Agreement by the membership of the AAUP-BHSNJ, the parties will commence negotiations over revisions to the mandatorily negotiable portions of the Patent Policy.