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III. PROCEDURE

When a member of the University staff has made an invention or discovery
as a result of work done on University time or utilizing University facilities
or materials it shall be his responsibility to discuss this discovery or
invention with the Head of his department at which time the possibility or
desirability of exploring patent opportunities will be considered. If it is
a matter which it appears should be considered for purposes of patenting
the department head will transmit through the director of research or dean
of his school to the Business Manager a request that the matter be
considered by the Faculty Patent Committee. The faculty committee will
review all pertinent facts presented and may wish to obtain advice from the
Research Corporation relative to the patent possibility of the discovery or
invention concerned. If in the opinion of the faculty committee and/or the
Research Corporation the discovery or invention is not one in which the
university has an interest it may be returned to the inventor who is then
free to dispose of it as he sees fit. If in the opinion of the faculty
committee and the Research Corporation the invention is one in which the
University has a definite interest and which in their judgment merits
application for patent, the inventor will be requested to make an assignment
of the invention to the Research Corporation which will in turn take the
responsibility of preparing and filing an application for prosecuting this
patent until issued. The Administration and licensing of the patent when
granted will also be handled by the Research Corporation under the provision
outlined herein.

If the Faculty Patent Committee fails to take action on a proposal for
patent application submitted by the above procedure within a period of six
months after receiving such a proposal, including all the information
needed by the Committee for taking such action, the inventor shall be free
to dispose of the proposal as he sees fit.

IV. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROJECTS - SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Patents arising in the course of Government-sponsored contracts are
controlled by the terms of those contracts. Usually the Government will
receive a royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license on such patents.
Staff members conducting research on such contracts will be expected to
execute such waivers or agreements as will permit the University to comply
with its obligations to the Government.

V. PROVISIONS WITH REFERENCE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS OR ASSISTANTS

The same obligations relative to patent assignments on inventions whose
development involves the use of University time or facilities shall apply
to graduate students, or assistants as they apply to regular full time staff
members.

VI. COPYRIGHTS

As a general rule, all rights to copyrightable material shall be
reserved by the author. The distribution of royalties, if any, is a matter
of arrangement between the author and his publishers or licensees.
Exception to this rule may be made in case of specific contracts providing
for an exception in cases where the University may employ personnel for the
purpose of producing a specific work.

VII. USE OF INCOME FROM PATENTS

The inventor shall receive a proportion of the gross royalties derived
from licensing of a patent to be determined by agreement and specified in
the agreement assigning the patent application to the Research Corporation.
Ordinarily this will be approximately 15 percent of the gross royalties.

Income accruing to the institution from the licensing of patents shall
be placed in a special research fund and shall be expended to support
research (generally in the major divisions of the institutions responsible
for the inventions yielding the income) subject to the recommendations of
the Chancellor and the President and with the final approval of the Board
of Trustees.