HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
1985 TO PRESENT

CURRENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY

SUMMARY OF REVISION:  Amends approval process of legal documents relating to rights in IP; adds new Chapter XIII relating to the delegation of authority for contracts & grants for sponsored research.

Part Two, Chapter XII (Intellectual Property), Section 9, Subsection 9.1, regarding the approval of legal documents relating to rights in intellectual property, was amended to read as follows:

9.1    Sponsored research agreements, except as provided below, and license agreements, except trademark license agreements on a standard form, that grant to a third party an interest in intellectual property shall be approved by the Board on the institutional docket following review by the Office of General Counsel and approval by the chief administrative officer and the appropriate Executive Vice Chancellor. Agreements such as clinical trial agreements, pre-clinical laboratory studies, material transfer agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and trademark license agreements on a standard form that do not require the review of the Office of General Counsel may be executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part Two, Chapter XI.

A new Chapter XIII, relating to contracts and grants for sponsored research, was added to Part Two as follows:

Chapter XIII

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FOR SPONSORED RESEARCH

Sec. 1.    Delegation of Authority.--Subject to Subsections 1.1 and 1.2 of this Section and to the general provisions of Part One, Chapter I, Section 9, the Board delegates to each chief administrative officer authority to execute and deliver on behalf of the Board contracts or grant proposals for sponsored research from or with third parties, including institutional support grants. Funds shall not be encumbered or expended prior to execution of the contract or grant by the chief administrative officer. The chief business officer or delegate must approve the business aspects of contracts or agreements prior to execution.

1.1    Intellectual Property.--Sponsored research agreements and license agreements shall be processed as required by Part Two, Chapter XII, Subsection 9.1 of these Rules and Regulations.

1.2    Foreign Contracts.--A contract for sponsored research from a foreign government or agency thereof or with an institution, enterprise, or individual subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign government shall be submitted to the Board for approval as an agenda item or via the institutional docket, as determined by the appropriate Executive Vice Chancellor.

Current Intellectual Property Policy

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Last updated: November 19, 2001