19. Intellectual Property Rights and Patents
19.1 General
Certain activities undertaken within the University including research and consultancy may give rise to ideas, designs and inventions which might be patentable. These are collectively known as intellectual property.
19.2 Patents
The Executive Committee is responsible for establishing procedures to deal with any patents accruing to the University from inventions and discoveries made by staff in the course of their research.
19.3 Intellectual property rights
In the event of the University deciding to become involved in the commercial exploitation of inventions and research, the matter should then proceed in accordance with the intellectual property procedures issued by the University and available to staff at the Research Commercialisation Team's Intellectual Property Page.
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Financial Regulations - Contents
- General Provisions
- 1. Background
- 2. Status of Financial Regulations
- Corporate Governance
- 3. Council
- 4. Designated Officer
- 5. Committee Structure
- 6. Other Senior Managers with Financial Responsibility
- 7. Risk Management
- 8. Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblowing)
- 9. Code of Conduct
- Financial Management and Control
- 10. Financial Planning
- 11. Financial Control
- 12. Accounting Arrangements
- 13. Costing and pricing
- 14. Audit Requirements
- 15. Treasury Management
- 16. Income
- 17. Research Grants and Contracts
- 18. Other Income-Generating Activity
- 19. Intellectual Property Rights and Patents
- 20. Expenditure
- 21. Pay Expenditure
- 22. Assets
- 23. Endowment Funds
- 24. Other