Administrative Responsibilities
1. Associate Provost for Research
Responsibility for the administration of the University of
Virginia Patent Policy is assigned to the Associate Provost for
Research.
- The Associate Provost for Research shall
- 1) develop standards and procedures appropriate for the
implementation of this policy;
- 2) obtain, maintain, and insure compliance with signed
patent agreements 1) between the University and each
researcher and 2) between the researcher and a sponsor
agency as required by the terms of a grant or contract;
- 3) judge whether an invention or discovery is the product
of University research;
- 4) advise the inventor whether an invention or discovery which
is the product of University research is patentable;
- 5) determine whether the University should claim equity in
the patenting of an invention or discovery which is the
product of University research, or whether all rights
should be waived in favor of the inventor. In the latter
case, the inventor should be informed in writing by the
Associate Provost for Research that the University
relinquishes all claims to the invention or discovery;
- 6) take appropriate steps in behalf of the University for
the patenting and/or marketing of an invention or discovery
in which the University has an equity;
- 7) administer the royalties accruing to the University as a
result of the implementation of this policy in accordance
with guidelines of the University Research Policy Council
Decisions regarding the University's rights to an invention
shall be made within a reasonable time so that an inventor's options
are not compromised unnecessarily.
2. The Office of Sponsored Programs
- In implementing the Patent Policy, the Office of Sponsored
Programs shall
- 1) inform the Office of the Associate Provost for Research
and principal investigator of all requirements regarding
patents in any grant or contract accepted by the University
of Virginia;
- 2) with the aid of the principal investigator and in conjunction
with the Office of the Associate Provost for
Research, provide all invention reports and other pertinent
information regarding patents as required by the
terms of a grant, contract, or agreement to which the
University is party.
3. The University Research Policy Council
- The University Research Policy Council shall
- 1) approve the standards and procedures and any amendment
thereto developed by the Associate Provost for Research
for the implementation of the Patent Policy;
- 2) establish guidelines for use of royalties accruing to
the University as a result of the implementation of this
policy;
- 3) review the actions of the Associate Provost for Research
which are appealed by researchers and recommend appropriate
action.
- 4) conduct an annual review of the patent program with the
Associate Provost for Research.
