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Policy Number: 
1.5

Inventions and Related Property Rights

Cornell University requires individuals, as conditions of their university appointments or their use of university resources, to assign to the university all right, title, and interest in their inventions and related property rights that result from activity conducted in the course of their university appointments and/or their use of university resources.

Policy Number: 
1.5
Responsible Executive: 
Vice President for Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Research Policy
Responsible Offices: 
Center for Technology Licensing
Date Issued: 
Saturday, July 1, 1995
Date of Full Review: 
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Date Last Updated: 
Friday, November 8, 2019
Contact: 

Your local college or unit administrative office or the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL)

View Official Policy: 
PDF icon University Policy 1.5, Inventions and Related Property Rights

Recent Changes to this Policy

November 8, 2019: In definition of "University Resources," added incubator space as exempted facilities.

March 6, 2019: Updated broken links. 

February 16, 2016: Per Responsible Executive, updated responsibilities to correctly reflect procedures.

Keywords: 
Inventions
Patent
Property
Research

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