Policies and Procedures

The technology transfer process is new to every inventor at sometime in his/her career. This section of our web page provides information for inventors at all levels of familiarity to the process.

Intellectual Property Primer

• Intellectual Property Language Definitions
• Patents
• Copyright
• Trademark
• Good Laboratory Records

Policies

• ECU Policies
• • Patent Policy
  • copyright Policy
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Data Management
• UNC Policies
• • Patent & Copyright Policy
  • Conflict of Interest
• Federal
• • Bayh-Dole Act
• • • The Bayh-Dole Act, passed by Congress in 1980, created a uniform patent policy among the U.S. federal agencies that fund research in the non-profit and small business sectors. The Act provides recipients of federal research funds with the right to retain ownership of their patents with the underlying tenet that federally funded inventions should be licensed for commercial development in the public interest. This principle is reflected in virtually all university policies whether or not the invention is federally funded.
  • Council on Government Relations Brochure (pdf)

Licensing Overview

• ECU Start-Ups
• Income Distribution