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diff --git a/handbook.md b/handbook.md index ae089ba..ffbb1dd 100644 --- a/handbook.md +++ b/handbook.md @@ -7215,7 +7215,7 @@ The specific aims of this policy are the following: ### Part Two: Scope of Policy -#### 1.0 Who Is Covered: WPI Personnel Community +#### 1. Who Is Covered: WPI Personnel Community For purposes of this policy, WPI personnel community refers to WPI faculty members (this includes full time, part time, tenured, @@ -7236,7 +7236,7 @@ patentable and copyrightable material. As a condition of affiliation with WPI, members of the WPI personnel community are bound by all WPI policies, including this one. -#### 2.0 What Is Covered: Intellectual Property +#### 2. What Is Covered: Intellectual Property All intellectual property produced at WPI by its personnel (defined above) is covered by this policy. Intellectual property shall consist @@ -7253,8 +7253,8 @@ other material that is patentable under US law (whether or not produced in the US), as well as all software that is excluded from "copyrightable material" (whether or not patentable under US law). -2.2 "Copyrightable intellectual property" shall include, without -limitation, all creative works, electronic or paper documents, +2.2 "Copyrightable intellectual property" (Section 2.2) shall include, +without limitation, all creative works, electronic or paper documents, software, multimedia or audiovisual materials, and photographs, and any other materials that may be copyrightable under US law (whether or not produced in the US). @@ -7263,7 +7263,7 @@ not produced in the US). constructs, reagents, animal, human and plant cell lines, model organisms remain the exclusive property of WPI. -#### 2.1 Patentable Intellectual Property +##### 2.1 Patentable Intellectual Property *Responsibility for Disclosure of Patentable Intellectual Property:* WPI personnel who alone, or in association with others, create @@ -7303,7 +7303,7 @@ WPI to develop the material. of their employment duties and constitutes "work for hire" under US law. -#### 2.2 Copyrightable Intellectual Property +##### 2.2 Copyrightable Intellectual Property *Responsibility for Disclosure of Copyrightable Intellectual Property:* In contrast to historical business practice, the tradition of academic @@ -7378,7 +7378,7 @@ developed as part of a WPI- Commissioned project. All Scholarly and Artistic Works described in the preceding sentence under (i), (ii), or (iii) are WPI-Owned. -#### 2.3 Intellectual Property Created by Students +##### 2.3 Intellectual Property Created by Students It is the general policy of WPI that WPI Students shall have ownership rights in Intellectual Property developed by them independently, @@ -7408,7 +7408,7 @@ WPI a non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-commercial license to reproduce and publicly distribute, including by electronic means, copies of the student's work in which the student retains copyright. -#### 3.0 Significant Use of WPI Resources +#### 3. Significant Use of WPI Resources Generally, an invention, software, or other copyrightable material, will not be considered to have been developed using WPI funds or @@ -7429,7 +7429,7 @@ and equipment that are not considered significant); and 3.4 the development has been made on the personal, unpaid time of the inventor(s)/author. -#### 4.0 Intellectual Property Developed Under Sponsored Research Agreements +#### 4. Intellectual Property Developed Under Sponsored Research Agreements Ownership of copyrightable and patentable intellectual property developed pursuant to an agreement with any sponsor will be governed @@ -7444,14 +7444,14 @@ to all intellectual property that arises in the course of the research program, with the sponsor retaining an option to acquire commercialization rights through a separate license agreement. -#### 5.0 Special Agreements +#### 5. Special Agreements Since WPI aims to encourage creativity, it reserves the right to allow some flexibility in applying this policy. The inventor(s) or author(s) my request the VPR Office to release the intellectual property to them, at their own expense, unless other agreements exist. -#### 6.0 Waiver or Return of Rights {#chapter-9-section-260} +#### 6. Waiver or Return of Rights {#chapter-9-section-260} WPI may determine that WPI will not take ownership of invention or WPI may, after initially exercising ownership, determine that WPI will no @@ -7475,7 +7475,7 @@ invention or software for its own education and research purposes, and will be further subject to any external obligations as may be required. -#### 7.0 Administration of Intellectual Property Policy +#### 7. Administration of Intellectual Property Policy Except as otherwise specified in this policy or as otherwise duly authorized by WPI, the IPI department has responsibility for the @@ -7492,7 +7492,7 @@ independently developed and owned intellectual property through WPI may offer such intellectual property to WPI by following the administrative process outlined above. -#### 8.0 Income Distribution +#### 8. Income Distribution Costs and Net Royalty Income: Unless otherwise agreed, Net Royalty Income shall mean Gross Royalties in the form of cash or cash proceeds @@ -7550,7 +7550,7 @@ Annually, creators must fully disclose their equity positions and shall otherwise be and remain in compliance with the WPI Conflict of Interest policies. -#### 9.0 Conflict of Interest and Conflict Avoidance in Equity Transactions +#### 9. Conflict of Interest and Conflict Avoidance in Equity Transactions Where a Creator(s) holds or will acquire an equity or founder's stock and/or option position in a company to which Intellectual Property @@ -7570,12 +7570,12 @@ WPI and their activities with or on behalf of the company. The limitations and conditions of this paragraph are in addition to those required by WPI's conflict of interest or other related policies. -#### 10.0 Survival of Terms +#### 10. Survival of Terms All licenses and rights granted to WPI will survive any termination of employment or end of enrollment by a student as applicable. -#### 11.0 Conflict Resolution +#### 11. Conflict Resolution When a disagreement arises between WPI and the inventor(s) concerning the interpretation of this policy, an Intellectual Property Appeal @@ -7610,7 +7610,7 @@ decision. The Appeal Board shall report its decision in a written finding that includes the principal arguments leading to its conclusions. -#### 12.0 Use of WPI Name, Mark, or Insignia +#### 12. Use of WPI Name, Mark, or Insignia The WPI name, seal, or logo may not be used: @@ -9179,6 +9179,12 @@ Harassment Policy" in the Faculty Handbook. (Approved by the Faculty, *May 8, 2018*) (Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 11, 2018*) +**Note!** +This policy is *not* active. WPI is under the [Interim Title IX & +Sexual Misconduct +Policy](https://www.wpi.edu/offices/title-ix/title-ix-and-sexual-misconduct-policy) +(updated *February 23, 2023*). + ### Introduction: WPI's Commitment to a Campus Free from Sexual Misconduct WPI is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment