Common use of Individual Effort Clause in Contracts

Individual Effort. Any faculty member who produces intellectual property as the result of individual initiative and without using any resources of the College shall retain full right of ownership, control, use, and disposition over the intellectual property. The faculty member shall be solely responsible under such circumstances for determining whether to copyright the property. The faculty member is not required to report to the College any intellectual property or copyrightable materials.

Individual Effort. Any faculty member who produces intellectual property as the result of individual initiative and without using any resources of the College shall retain full right of ownership, control, use, and disposition over the intellectual property. The faculty member shall be solely responsible under such circumstances for determining whether to copyright the property. The faculty member is not required to report to the College any his/her intellectual property or copyrightable materials.