Intellectual Property Policy & Guidelines

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1 Page 1 of 7 Intellectual Property Policy & Guidelines 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2. SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS: 3. REGENTS' RULES AND REGULATIONS - Series Intellectual Property Series GENERAL RULES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Sec. 1 Philosophy Sec. 2 Individuals Subject to the Policy Sec. 3 Types of Intellectual Property Included Sec. 4 Board May Not Assert Interest in Certain Copyrights Sec. 5 Board May Not Assert Interest in Certain Software Sec. 6 Works for Hire Sec. 7 Role of Creator Sec. 8 Service of Public Interest Sec. 9 Use of Facilities and Resources Sec.10 Creation of Data Series: PROPERTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS Sec. 1 Intellectual Property Owned by the Creator Sec. 2 Intellectual Property Owned by U. T. System 2.1 Determination of U. T. System's Interest 2.2 Election Not to Assert Interest 2.3 Later Release of Invention 2.4 Protection of Intellectual Property 2.5 Reimbursement of Licensing Costs and Allocation of Income Sec. 3 Intellectual Property Involving Sponsored Research 3.1 Nonconformance with Intellectual Property Guidelines 3.2 Conflicting Provisions

2 Page 2 of Cooperation with Necessary Assignments 3.4 Sharing of Royalty Income 3.5 Geographical Scope of Protection Series: EQUITY INTERESTS Sec. 1 Agreements with Business Entities Sec. 2 Creator Holding Equity and Managing Conflict of Interest Sec. 3 Employee Equity Interests Series: BUSINESS PARTICIPATION AND REPORTING Sec.1 Approval to Serve as Officer or Director Sec. 2 Request for Employee to Serve as Officer or Director Sec. 3 Report of Equity Interest and Service as Officer or Director EXECUTION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL Series: PROPERTY Sec. 1 Execution of Agreements Sec. 2 Agreements That Do Not Conform to the Rules Sec. 3 Authority to Execute Documents Series: INCOME FROM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Sec. 1 Use of Income Sec. 2 Income Payable to an Individual Subject to this Policy 4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY IN PLAIN ENGLISH 5. GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE BASIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY Intellectual Property License Agreements with Private Entities Negotiation, Review and Approval of Sponsored Research Projects With Nonprofit and For Profit Nongovernmental Entities Management and Marketing of Intellectual Property 6. TRADEMARK POLICY Trademark Licensing Guidelines Trademark Use Restrictions 7. COMPREHENSIVE COPYRIGHT POLICY

3 Page 3 of 7 Fair Use Permission Licensing Ownership Management 8. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES REGARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 9. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES WITHIN SPECIFIC COMPONENTS POINTS OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES REGARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM Ms. Georgia K. Harper Senior Attorney Intellectual Property The University of Texas System Office of General Counsel 201 West 7th St Austin, Texas (512) FAX (512) gharper@utsystem.edu Dr. BethLynn Maxwell Ph.D. Attorney Intellectual Property The University of Texas System Office of General Counsel 201 West 7th St. Austin, Texas (512) FAX (512) bmaxwell@utsystem.edu POINTS OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRES WITHIN SPECIFIC COMPONENTS

4 Page 4 of 7 U.T. ARLINGTON Office of Technology Transfer The University of Texas at Arlington 301 S. Center Street, Suite 412 Arlington, Texas (817) FAX (817) U.T. AUSTIN Office of Technology Commercialization & Intellectual Property The University of Texas at Austin 3925 W. Braker Ln. MCC 1.9A (R3500) Austin, Texas (512) FAX (512) U.T. BROWNSVILLE Office of Sponsored Projects The University of Texas at Brownsville 80 Fort Brown Brownsville, Texas (956) FAX (956) U.T. DALLAS Office of Research Administration The University of Texas at Dallas P.O. Box , MP 15 Richardson, Texas (972) FAX (972) U.T. SAN ANTONIO Business Affairs The University of Texas at San Antonio 6900 N. Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas (210) FAX (210) U.T. SOUTHWESTERN Office for Technology Development

5 Page 5 of 7 MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. NB Dallas, Texas (214) FAX (214) U.T. EL PASO Office of Research and Sponsored Projects The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas (915) FAX (915) U.T. MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON The Center for Technology Development The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 301 University Blvd. Ste The Strand Galveston, Texas (409) FAX (409) U.T. HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON Office of Technology Management The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 6431 Fannin Street, 5020 MSB Houston, Texas (713) FAX (713) U.T. M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Office of Technology Commercialization The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 7515 S. Main St. Ste. 490 Houston, Texas (713) FAX (713) U.T. PAN AMERICA Office of Sponsored Research The University of Texas Pan American

6 Page 6 of West University Drive Edinburg, Texas (956) FAX (956) U.T. PERMIAN BASIN Graduate Studies & Sponsored Research The University of Texas at Permian Basin 4901 East University Blvd. Odessa, Texas (915) FAX (915) U.T. HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO Office of Technology Ventures The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 3463 Magic Drive, Suite 350 San Antonio, Texas (210) FAX (210) NumberPosition=1642&Office=Departmental U.T. HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT TYLER Office of Research The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler US Hwy. 271 Tyler, Texas (903) FAX (903) U.T. TYLER Office of Contracts & Grants The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler U.S. Hwy. 271 Tyler, Texas (903) FAX (903) Top Search

7 Page 7 of 7 Crash Course in Copyright Intellectual Property Section Office of General Counsel Comments to Georgia Harper gharper@utsystem.edu Last updated: March 25, 2005