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@@ -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