NC State University

Research

History of Patent Procedures


Authority: Board of Trustees

History:

First Issued:

May 11, 1984

Revisions:

April 8, 1989

September 14, 1995

November 21, 1997 Archived version (Effective November 21, 1997 through February 21, 2002) - reformatted

February 22, 2002 Archived version (Effective February 22, 2002 through April 15, 2003 - The current language in Section 12 (Copyright Procedures) has been deleted and language inserted to refer readers to the Board of Governors recently amended policy on copyright use and ownership and NC State's implementing administrative regulation.

April 16, 2003 Current Version - Substantive amendment made to Article 7.2, which provides for the distribution of royalties to be set in an administrative regulation from the Chancellor, rather than as part of the policy itself. The other amendments were to codify in the policy the current practices of the university as they relate to intellectual property management.

Related Policies:
NCSU REG10.00.3 - Royalty Sharing under NCSU's Patent Policy And Procedures

NCSU REG01.25.3 - Copyright Regulation

Additional References: UNC Code: Appendix II, Speck v NC Dairy FDN, 311 N.C. 679 (1984) and United States Copyright Statutes

Contact Info: Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies (patent) 919-515-2117 and Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (copyright) 919-515-2195