Common use of INVENTORS’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES Clause in Contracts

INVENTORS’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES. Employees in the bargaining unit retain the right and responsibility for recognizing in their work inventions that may reasonably be marketable; and in every case, complete freedom of publication in both time and scope shall be maintained, unless agreements with outside sponsors provide otherwise as indicated below. Investigators will participate in work under such outside agreements only after they have informed themselves of such provisions and have accepted these provisions. Any employee to whom the conditions set forth in Section 16.04.02 above applies who, either alone or in association with others, makes an invention shall promptly disclose the invention in writing to the University Patent Management Officer in a format acceptable to the University. And as to any such invention that vests with the University, the employee shall promptly execute all contracts, agreements, waivers or other legal documents necessary to vest all rights to the invention in the University and to facilitate protection, licensing and development of the invention. . With the exception of those inventions developed under agreements with outside sponsors, the patent management officer or committee shall inform the inventor(s) in writing whether it plans to secure the patent or release the discovery to the inventor(s) within eighteen (18) months of submission of an invention disclosure. In the case of the release of the invention or in case of failure by the patent management officer to communicate in writing within eighteen

INVENTORS’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES. Employees in the bargaining unit retain the right and responsibility for recognizing in their work inventions that may reasonably be marketable; and in every case, complete freedom of publication in both time and scope shall be maintained, unless agreements with outside sponsors provide otherwise as indicated below. Investigators will participate in work under such outside agreements only after they have informed themselves of such provisions and have accepted these provisions. Any employee to whom the conditions set forth in Section 16.04.02 13.04.02 above applies who, either alone or in association with others, makes an invention shall promptly disclose the invention in writing to the University Patent Management Officer in a format acceptable to the University. And as to any such invention that vests with the University, the employee shall promptly execute all contracts, agreements, waivers or other legal documents necessary to vest all rights to the invention in the University and to facilitate protection, licensing and development of the invention. . With the exception of those inventions developed under agreements with outside sponsors, the patent management officer or committee shall inform the inventor(s) in writing whether it plans to secure the patent or release the discovery to the inventor(s) within eighteen (18) months of submission of an invention disclosure. In the case of the release of the invention or in case of failure by the patent management officer to communicate in writing within eighteen