ACADEMIC PROCEDURE #AR-5 PR-1
To promote awareness of the importance of IP and this policy, AREI will:
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ACADEMIC PROCEDURE #AR-5 PR-1
Commercialization of Intellectual Property Procedure
1. IP Education and Awareness
To promote awareness of the importance of IP and this policy, AREI will:
- publicly share this Commercialization Policy on our webpage.
- respond to all inquiries related to IP and this policy.
- share relevant resources with Northern College employees, students, and contractors.
- publish an Annual Commercialization Plan Report.
- periodically hold information sessions for college employees related to IP and commercialization.
2. Invention Disclosure
All Northern College employees and students must promptly inform the college of any IP with commercial potential. The college has established a procedure to facilitate such disclosure to AREI. This will include the use of a disclosure form (see Invention and Innovation Report (IR)).
Public disclosure may result in the loss of IP protection rights. Measures must be taken to avoid premature disclosure before a patent application has been filed. Considering this, it is strongly recommended that employees and students identify any protectable IP as early as possible and consult AREI before making any public disclosure of IP.
Partnerships and research collaborations with Third Party Experts (TPEs) often involve communicating confidential exclusive information, some of which is likely to involve IP. Any Applied Research agreements must contain confidentiality clauses. Associated college employees and students must be made aware of such confidentiality provisions.
All individuals involved in the Applied Research associated with IP must adhere to the stipulated confidentiality agreements of the project.
TPEs may require college employees and students to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) as additional protection. These individuals may be required to sign the NDA as a condition of participating in the project.
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