Common use of Definition and General Principles Clause in Contracts

Definition and General Principles. 29.1.1 Intellectual property (IP) means any result of conceptual or artistic activity that is created by an academic staff member and can be owned by a person. This includes all works that can be protected under copyright, patent, trademark, or other equivalent legislation. 29.1.2 It is recognised that a major purpose of the University is to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The University endorses and encourages the lively engagement of academic staff members in research, scholarship, and professional activities, and shall assist and enhance members’ capabilities to pursue these aims, insofar as it is reasonable to do so. As an academic community, the University values scholarly activity, including the creation and sharing of ideas. Ideas are to be shared as widely as possible and do not constitute IP. The tangible material or electronic form that ideas take may give rise to issues of ownership. It is to these issues of ownership that Article 29 is addressed. 29.1.3 The University encourages academic staff members to make their IP freely accessible to the academic community and to the general public. The University and the Faculty Association recognize that in specific circumstances it may be in the public interest to limit access. 29.1.4 No academic staff member shall be required to engage in any research activity the findings of which are prohibited from being published or fully disclosed to the public. The term “full disclosure” shall be subject to the limitations imposed by the University’s Research Ethics Board. 29.1.5 In the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, academic staff members are the owners of all intellectual property, and all rights (including copyright, patents, trademarks, and other equivalent rights) to intellectual property, that they create in the course of their employment at the University. Except as provided for by Article 30, IP shall not be used or distributed by the University without the express written consent of the members who own it. 29.1.6 Academic staff members shall have the exclusive authority to decide whether to pursue commercialization of their IP. 29.1.7 Notwithstanding Article 29.1.5, the University shall have certain prerogatives (namely those specified in Article 29.1.8) over the IP of academic staff members when all of the following conditions are met: • the IP was created by members in the course of carrying out their university duties (as defined in Article 16); • the IP was created by members using facilities and equipment that were deemed specialized as specified in Article 29.1.7.1, at the time the work began, and that were provided by the University (directly or obtained through external funding), without personal cost to the members; • members intend to pursue commercialization of the IP in question. 29.1.7.1 Deans shall establish written, public criteria for determining the facilities and equipment available in their Faculty that shall be deemed “specialized”. When establishing or revising these criteria, the Xxxx shall consult in committee with the academic staff members of the Faculty as per Article 5.11. 29.1.7.2 The terms “specialized facilities” and “specialized equipment” shall not be construed to include the standard academic resources which by custom all members are provided. Accordingly, exceptions to such specialized facilities and equipment include library facilities that are generally available without charge to the general public, general office equipment and technology resources (made available for the use of academic staff members and other university employees) such as multi-function devices, office space, personal computers, computer accounts, software, and online services. 29.1.7.3 Payment of salary to members shall not in itself confer upon the University any ownership rights over the IP developed by members. 29.1.8 When all of the conditions specified in 29.1.7 have been met, the University shall have the following prerogatives: • to co-manage the commercialization process; • to claim up to 50% of the profits resulting from commercialization, if it has chosen to co- manage the commercialization process; • to make an offer to the academic staff member(s) for acquiring partial or full ownership of the IP being commercialized. The commercialization agreement shall specify the parties’ responsibilities in pursuing commercialization in a timely manner. This agreement will include a provision for the termination of the agreement and the resultant effect on ownership of the IP and sharing of any future revenues. 29.1.8.1 If the University enters into a co-management agreement with an academic staff member(s), the member(s) shall be reimbursed for personal expenses incurred in creating and commercializing the IP before the University became a co-manager. 29.1.9 In cases not covered by 29.1.7 and 29.1.8, an academic staff member(s) who owns IP may elect to transfer ownership or use of the IP to the University. The transfer agreement shall be in writing and signed by the member(s) and the University. Where the University commercializes the IP, the member(s) collectively shall be entitled to at least a 50% share of any profits resulting from the commercialization. Agreements shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement and the IP Policy of the University. 29.1.10 The University shall encourage the development, production, and dissemination of IP, and shall endeavour to protect the IP of academic staff members. The University shall not arbitrarily abandon, destroy, or neglect activities and projects in which the IP of members is embodied. 29.1.11 Any IP created by an academic staff member shall be owned by the University when all of the following conditions have been met: • the member was specifically assigned, outside the scope of the member’s normal duties, to create the IP; • the member received advance, written notice from the University of this assignment; • the member accepted the assignment in advance and in writing and with the condition to transfer ownership to the University of any resulting IP; • Prior to the signing of any agreement, the member shall be given three weeks to respond. 29.1.12 The University shall not oblige or pressure academic staff members to follow any particular course of action with regard to IP-related matters. The members, at their discretion, have the option to consult with URFA on IP matters. Members’ decisions on IP-related matters shall not be recorded in their performance reviews, shall not affect their performance review adversely in any way, and shall not be an occasion for discipline. 29.1.13 The University maintains a policy on IP. The Intellectual Property Committee shall advise the Vice- President (Research) or designate on any review or amendment of the Policy. Nothing in the Policy shall contravene the provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Definition and General Principles. 29.1.1 Intellectual property (IP) means any result of conceptual or artistic activity that is created by an academic staff member and can be owned by a person. This includes all works that can be protected under copyright, patent, trademark, or other equivalent legislation. 29.1.2 It is recognised recognized that a major purpose of the University College is to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The University College endorses and encourages the lively engagement of academic staff members in research, scholarship, and professional activities, and shall assist and enhance members’ ' capabilities to pursue these aims, insofar as it is reasonable to do so. As an academic community, the University College values scholarly activity, including the creation and sharing of ideas. Ideas are to be shared as widely as possible and do not constitute IP. The tangible material or electronic form that ideas take may give rise to issues of ownership. It is to these issues of ownership that Article 29 is addressed. 29.1.3 The University College encourages academic staff members to make their IP freely accessible to the academic community and to the general public. The University College and the Faculty Association recognize that in specific circumstances circumstances, it may be in the public interest to limit accessaccess and/or use. 29.1.4 No academic staff member shall be required to engage in any research activity the findings of which are prohibited from being published or fully disclosed to the public. The term “full disclosure” shall be subject to the limitations imposed by the UniversityUniversity of Regina’s Research Ethics Board. 29.1.5 In the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, academic staff members are the owners of all intellectual property, and all rights (including copyright, patents, trademarks, and other equivalent rights) to intellectual property, that they create in the course of their employment at the UniversityCollege. Except as provided for by Article 30, IP shall not be used or distributed by the University College without the express written consent of the members who own it. 29.1.6 Academic staff members shall have the exclusive authority to decide whether to pursue commercialization of their IP. 29.1.7 Notwithstanding Article 29.1.5, the University College shall have certain prerogatives (namely those specified in Article 29.1.8) over the IP of academic staff members when all of the following conditions are met: • ▪ the IP was created by members in the course of carrying out their university College duties (as defined in Article 16); • ▪ the IP was created by members using facilities and or equipment that were deemed specialized as specified in Article 29.1.7.1, at the time the work began, and that were provided by the University College (directly or obtained through external funding), ) without personal cost to the members; • ▪ members intend to pursue commercialization of the IP in question. 29.1.7.1 Deans The Xxxx shall establish written, public criteria for determining the facilities and equipment available in their Faculty the College that shall be deemed “specialized”. When establishing or revising these criteria, the Xxxx shall consult in committee with the academic staff members of the Faculty as per Article 5.11College. 29.1.7.2 The terms “specialized facilities” and “specialized equipment” shall not be construed to include the standard academic resources which with which, by custom custom, all members are provided. Accordingly, exceptions to such specialized facilities and equipment include library facilities that are generally available without charge to the general public, general office equipment and technology resources (made available for the use of academic staff members and other university employees) such as multi-function devices, office space, personal computers, computer accounts, software, and online services. 29.1.7.3 Payment of salary to members shall not in itself confer upon the University College any ownership rights over the IP developed by members. 29.1.8 When all of the conditions specified in 29.1.7 have been met, the University College shall have the following prerogatives: • ▪ to co-manage the commercialization process; • ▪ if it chooses to co-manage the commercialization process, to claim up to 50% of the profits resulting from commercialization, if it has chosen to co- manage the commercialization process; • ▪ to make an offer to the academic staff member(s) member for acquiring partial or full ownership of the IP being commercialized. The commercialization agreement shall specify the parties’ responsibilities in pursuing commercialization in a timely manner. This agreement will include a provision for the termination of the agreement and the resultant effect on ownership of the IP and sharing of any future revenues. 29.1.8.1 If the University College enters into a co-management agreement with an academic staff member(s)member, the member(s) member shall be reimbursed for personal expenses incurred in creating and commercializing the IP before the University College became a co-manager. 29.1.9 In cases not covered by 29.1.7 and 29.1.8, an academic staff member(s) member who owns IP may elect to transfer ownership or use of the IP to the UniversityCollege. The transfer agreement shall be in writing and signed by the member(s) member and the UniversityCollege. Where the University College commercializes the IP, the member(s) collectively member shall be entitled to at least a 50% share of any profits resulting from the commercialization. Agreements shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement and the IP Policy of the UniversityCollege. 29.1.10 The University College shall encourage the development, production, and dissemination of IP, and shall endeavour to protect the IP of academic staff members. The University College shall not arbitrarily abandon, destroy, or neglect activities and projects in which the IP of members is embodied. 29.1.11 Any IP created by an academic staff member shall be owned by the University College when all of the following conditions have been met: • ▪ the member was specifically assigned, outside the scope of the member’s normal duties, to create the IP; • ▪ the member received advance, written notice from the University College of this assignment; • ▪ the member accepted the assignment in advance and in writing; ▪ the member agreed in advance and in writing and with the condition to transfer ownership to the University College of any resulting IP; • Prior to the signing of any agreement, the member shall be given three weeks to respond. 29.1.12 The University College shall not oblige or pressure academic staff members to follow any particular course of action with regard to IP-related matters. The members, at their discretion, have the option to consult with URFA on IP matters. Members’ decisions on IP-related matters shall not be recorded in their performance reviews, shall not affect their performance review adversely in any way, and shall not be an occasion for discipline. 29.1.13 The University of Xxxxxx maintains a policy Policy on IP. The Intellectual Property Committee shall advise Xxxx shall, from time to time, monitor any changes made to the Vice- President (Research) or designate on any review or amendment of Policy by the PolicyUniversity. Nothing in the Policy shall contravene the provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Definition and General Principles. 29.1.1 Intellectual property (IP) means any result of conceptual or artistic activity that is created by an academic staff member and can be owned by a person. This includes all works that can be protected under copyright, patent, trademark, or other equivalent legislation. 29.1.2 It is recognised that a major purpose of the University is to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The University endorses and encourages the lively engagement of academic staff members in research, scholarship, and professional activities, and shall assist and enhance members’ capabilities to pursue these aims, insofar as it is reasonable to do so. As an academic community, the University values scholarly activity, including the creation and sharing of ideas. Ideas are to be shared as widely as possible and do not constitute IP. The tangible material or electronic form that ideas take may give rise to issues of ownership. It is to these issues of ownership that Article 29 is addressed. 29.1.3 The University encourages academic staff members to make their IP freely accessible to the academic community and to the general public. The University and the Faculty Association recognize that in specific circumstances it may be in the public interest to limit access. 29.1.4 No academic staff member shall be required to engage in any research activity the findings of which are prohibited from being published or fully disclosed to the public. The term “full disclosure” shall be subject to the limitations imposed by the University’s Research Ethics Board. 29.1.5 In the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, academic staff members are the owners of all intellectual property, and all rights (including copyright, patents, trademarks, and other equivalent rights) to intellectual property, that they create in the course of their employment at the University. Except as provided for by Article 30, IP shall not be used or distributed by the University without the express written consent of the members who own it. 29.1.6 Academic staff members shall have the exclusive authority to decide whether to pursue commercialization of their IP. 29.1.7 Notwithstanding Article 29.1.5, the University shall have certain prerogatives (namely those specified in Article 29.1.8) over the IP of academic staff members when all of the following conditions are met: •  the IP was created by members in the course of carrying out their university duties (as defined in Article 16); •  the IP was created by members using facilities and equipment that were deemed specialized as specified in Article 29.1.7.1, at the time the work began, and that were provided by the University (directly or obtained through external funding), without personal cost to the members; •  members intend to pursue commercialization of the IP in question. 29.1.7.1 Deans shall establish written, public criteria for determining the facilities and equipment available in their Faculty that shall be deemed “specialized”. When establishing or revising these criteria, the Xxxx shall consult in committee with the academic staff members of the Faculty as per Article 5.11. 29.1.7.2 The terms “specialized facilities” and “specialized equipment” shall not be construed to include the standard academic resources which by custom all members are provided. Accordingly, exceptions to such specialized facilities and equipment include library facilities that are generally available without charge to the general public, general office equipment and technology resources (made available for the use of academic staff members and other university employees) such as multi-function devices, office space, personal computers, computer accounts, software, and online services. 29.1.7.3 Payment of salary to members shall not in itself confer upon the University any ownership rights over the IP developed by members. 29.1.8 When all of the conditions specified in 29.1.7 have been met, the University shall have the following prerogatives: •  to co-manage the commercialization process; •  to claim up to 50% of the profits resulting from commercialization, if it has chosen to co- manage the commercialization process; •  to make an offer to the academic staff member(s) for acquiring partial or full ownership of the IP being commercialized. The commercialization agreement shall specify the parties’ responsibilities in pursuing commercialization in a timely manner. This agreement will include a provision for the termination of the agreement and the resultant effect on ownership of the IP and sharing of any future revenues. 29.1.8.1 If the University enters into a co-management agreement with an academic staff member(s), the member(s) shall be reimbursed for personal expenses incurred in creating and commercializing the IP before the University became a co-manager. 29.1.9 In cases not covered by 29.1.7 and 29.1.8, an academic staff member(s) who owns IP may elect to transfer ownership or use of the IP to the University. The transfer agreement shall be in writing and signed by the member(s) and the University. Where the University commercializes the IP, the member(s) collectively shall be entitled to at least a 50% share of any profits resulting from the commercialization. Agreements shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement and the IP Policy of the University. 29.1.10 The University shall encourage the development, production, and dissemination of IP, and shall endeavour to protect the IP of academic staff members. The University shall not arbitrarily abandon, destroy, or neglect activities and projects in which the IP of members is embodied. 29.1.11 Any IP created by an academic staff member shall be owned by the University when all of the following conditions have been met: •  the member was specifically assigned, outside the scope of the member’s normal duties, to create the IP; •  the member received advance, written notice from the University of this assignment; •  the member accepted the assignment in advance and in writing and with the condition to transfer ownership to the University of any resulting IP; •  Prior to the signing of any agreement, the member shall be given three weeks to respond. 29.1.12 The University shall not oblige or pressure academic staff members to follow any particular course of action with regard to IP-related matters. The members, at their discretion, have the option to consult with URFA on IP matters. Members’ decisions on IP-related matters shall not be recorded in their performance reviews, shall not affect their performance review adversely in any way, and shall not be an occasion for discipline. 29.1.13 The University maintains a policy on IP. The Intellectual Property Committee shall advise the Vice- Vice-President (Research) or designate on any review or amendment of the Policy. Nothing in the Policy shall contravene the provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Definition and General Principles. 29.1.1 Intellectual property (IP) means any result of conceptual or artistic activity that is created by an academic staff member and can be owned by a person. This includes all works that can be protected under copyright, patent, trademark, or other equivalent legislation. 29.1.2 It is recognised that a major purpose of the University is to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The University endorses and encourages the lively engagement of academic staff members in research, scholarship, and professional activities, and shall assist and enhance members’ capabilities to pursue these aims, insofar as it is reasonable to do so. As an academic community, the University values scholarly activity, including the creation and sharing of ideas. Ideas are to be shared as widely as possible and do not constitute IP. The tangible material or electronic form that ideas take may give rise to issues of ownership. It is to these issues of ownership that Article 29 is addressed. 29.1.3 The University encourages academic staff members to make their IP freely accessible to the academic community and to the general public. The University and the Faculty Association recognize that in specific circumstances it may be in the public interest to limit access. 29.1.4 No academic staff member shall be required to engage in any research activity the findings of which are prohibited from being published or fully disclosed to the public. The term “full disclosure” shall be subject to the limitations imposed by the University’s Research Ethics Board. 29.1.5 In the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, academic staff members are the owners of all intellectual property, and all rights (including copyright, patents, trademarks, and other equivalent rights) to intellectual property, that they create in the course of their employment at the University. Except as provided for by Article 30, IP shall not be used or distributed by the University without the express written consent of the members who own it. 29.1.6 Academic staff members shall have the exclusive authority to decide whether to pursue commercialization of their IP. 29.1.7 Notwithstanding Article 29.1.5, the University shall have certain prerogatives (namely those specified in Article 29.1.8) over the IP of academic staff members when all of the following conditions are met: • ▪ the IP was created by members in the course of carrying out their university duties (as defined in Article 16); • ▪ the IP was created by members using facilities and or equipment that were deemed specialized as specified in Article 29.1.7.1, at the time the work began, and that were provided by the University (directly or obtained through external funding), ) without personal cost to the members; • ▪ members intend to pursue commercialization of the IP in question. 29.1.7.1 Deans or equivalent shall establish written, public criteria for determining the facilities and equipment available in their Faculty that shall be deemed “specialized”. When establishing or revising these criteria, the Xxxx shall consult in committee with the academic staff members of the Faculty as per Article 5.11Faculty. 29.1.7.2 The terms “specialized facilities” and “specialized equipment” shall not be construed to include the standard academic resources with which by custom all members are provided. Accordingly, exceptions to such specialized facilities and equipment include library facilities that are generally available without charge to the general public, general office equipment and technology resources (made available for the use of academic staff members and other university employees) such as multi-function devices, office space, personal computers, computer accounts, software, and online services. 29.1.7.3 Payment of salary to members shall not in itself confer upon the University any ownership rights over the IP developed by members. 29.1.8 When all of the conditions specified in 29.1.7 have been met, the University shall have the following prerogatives: • ▪ to co-manage the commercialization process; • ▪ if it chooses to co-manage the commercialization process, to claim up to 50% of the profits resulting from commercialization, if it has chosen to co- manage the commercialization process; • ▪ to make an offer to the academic staff member(s) member for acquiring partial or full ownership of the IP being commercialized. The commercialization agreement shall specify the parties’ responsibilities in pursuing commercialization in a timely manner. This agreement will include a provision for the termination of the agreement and the resultant effect on ownership of the IP and sharing of any future revenues. 29.1.8.1 If the University enters into a co-management agreement with an academic staff member(s)member, the member(s) member shall be reimbursed for personal expenses incurred in creating and commercializing the IP before the University became a co-manager. 29.1.9 In cases not covered by 29.1.7 and 29.1.8, an academic staff member(s) member who owns IP may elect to transfer ownership or use of the IP to the University. The transfer agreement shall be in writing and signed by the member(s) member and the University. Where the University commercializes the IP, the member(s) collectively member shall be entitled to at least a 50% share of any profits resulting from the commercialization. Agreements shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement and the IP Policy of the University. 29.1.10 The University shall encourage the development, production, and dissemination of IP, and shall endeavour to protect the IP of academic staff members. The University shall not arbitrarily abandon, destroy, or neglect activities and projects in which the IP of members is embodied. 29.1.11 Any IP created by an academic staff member shall be owned by the University when all of the following conditions have been met: • ▪ the member was specifically assigned, outside the scope of the member’s normal duties, to create the IP; • ▪ the member received advance, written notice from the University of this assignment; • ▪ the member accepted the assignment in advance and in writing; ▪ the member agreed in advance and in writing and with the condition to transfer ownership to the University of any resulting IP; • Prior to the signing of any agreement, the member shall be given three weeks to respond. 29.1.12 The University shall not oblige or pressure academic staff members to follow any particular course of action with regard to IP-related matters. The members, at their discretion, have the option to consult with URFA on IP matters. Members’ decisions on IP-related matters shall not be recorded in their performance reviews, shall not affect their performance review adversely in any way, and shall not be an occasion for discipline. 29.1.13 The University maintains a policy Policy on IP. The Intellectual Property Committee shall advise the Vice- Vice-President (ResearchResearch and International) or designate on any review or amendment of the Policy. Nothing in the Policy shall contravene the provisions of the Collective Agreement.

Definition and General Principles. 29.1.1 Intellectual property (IP) means any result of conceptual or artistic activity that is created by an academic staff member and can be owned by a person. This includes all works that can be protected under copyright, patent, trademark, or other equivalent legislation. 29.1.2 It is recognised that a major purpose of the University is to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The University endorses and encourages the lively engagement of academic staff members in research, scholarship, and professional activities, and shall assist and enhance members’ capabilities to pursue these aims, insofar as it is reasonable to do so. As an academic community, the University values scholarly activity, including the creation and sharing of ideas. Ideas are to be shared as widely as possible and do not constitute IP. The tangible material or electronic form that ideas take may give rise to issues of ownership. It is to these issues of ownership that Article 29 is addressed. 29.1.3 The University encourages academic staff members to make their IP freely accessible to the academic community and to the general public. The University and the Faculty Association recognize that in specific circumstances it may be in the public interest to limit access. 29.1.4 No academic staff member shall be required to engage in any research activity the findings of which are prohibited from being published or fully disclosed to the public. The term “full disclosure” shall be subject to the limitations imposed by the University’s Research Ethics Board. 29.1.5 In the absence of a written agreement to the contrary, academic staff members are the owners of all intellectual property, and all rights (including copyright, patents, trademarks, and other equivalent rights) to intellectual property, that they create in the course of their employment at the University. Except as provided for by Article 30, IP shall not be used or distributed by the University without the express written consent of the members who own it. 29.1.6 Academic staff members shall have the exclusive authority to decide whether to pursue commercialization of their IP. 29.1.7 Notwithstanding Article 29.1.5, the University shall have certain prerogatives (namely those specified in Article 29.1.8) over the IP of academic staff members when all of the following conditions are met: • the IP was created by members in the course of carrying out their university duties (as defined in Article 16); • the IP was created by members using facilities and equipment that were deemed specialized as specified in Article 29.1.7.1, at the time the work began, and that were provided by the University (directly or obtained through external funding), without personal cost to the members; • members intend to pursue commercialization of the IP in question. 29.1.7.1 Deans shall establish written, public criteria for determining the facilities and equipment available in their Faculty that shall be deemed “specialized”. When establishing or revising these criteria, the Xxxx shall consult in committee with the academic staff members of the Faculty as per Article 5.11. 29.1.7.2 The terms “specialized facilities” and “specialized equipment” shall not be construed to include the standard academic resources which by custom all members are provided. Accordingly, exceptions to such specialized facilities and equipment include library facilities that are generally available without charge to the general public, general office equipment and technology resources (made available for the use of academic staff members and other university employees) such as multi-function devices, office space, personal computers, computer accounts, software, and online services. 29.1.7.3 Payment of salary to members shall not in itself confer upon the University any ownership rights over the IP developed by members. 29.1.8 When all of the conditions specified in 29.1.7 have been met, the University shall have the following prerogatives: • to co-manage the commercialization process; • to claim up to 50% of the profits resulting from commercialization, if it has chosen to co- manage the commercialization process; • to make an offer to the academic staff member(s) for acquiring partial or full ownership of the IP being commercialized. The commercialization agreement shall specify the parties’ responsibilities in pursuing commercialization in a timely manner. This agreement will include a provision for the termination of the agreement and the resultant effect on ownership of the IP and sharing of any future revenues. 29.1.8.1 If the University enters into a co-management agreement with an academic staff member(s), the member(s) shall be reimbursed for personal expenses incurred in creating and commercializing the IP before the University became a co-manager. 29.1.9 In cases not covered by 29.1.7 and 29.1.8, an academic staff member(s) who owns IP may elect to transfer ownership or use of the IP to the University. The transfer agreement shall be in writing and signed by the member(s) and the University. Where the University commercializes the IP, the member(s) collectively shall be entitled to at least a 50% share of any profits resulting from the commercialization. Agreements shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement and the IP Policy of the University. 29.1.10 The University shall encourage the development, production, and dissemination of IP, and shall endeavour to protect the IP of academic staff members. The University shall not arbitrarily abandon, destroy, or neglect activities and projects in which the IP of members is embodied. 29.1.11 Any IP created by an academic staff member shall be owned by the University when all of the following conditions have been met: • the member was specifically assigned, outside the scope of the member’s normal duties, to create the IP; • the member received advance, written notice from the University of this assignment; • the member accepted the assignment in advance and in writing and with the condition to transfer ownership to the University of any resulting IP; • Prior to the signing of any agreement, the member shall be given three weeks to respond. 29.1.12 The University shall not oblige or pressure academic staff members to follow any particular course of action with regard to IP-related matters. The members, at their discretion, have the option to consult with URFA on IP matters. Members’ decisions on IP-related matters shall not be recorded in their performance reviews, shall not affect their performance review adversely in any way, and shall not be an occasion for discipline. 29.1.13 The University maintains a policy on IP. The Intellectual Property Committee shall advise the Vice- Vice-President (Research) or designate on any review or amendment of the Policy. Nothing in the Policy shall contravene the provisions of the Collective Agreement.