The Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs has an Intellectual Property Policy and Guidelines manual. This policy establishes a framework to encourage the development of inventions, creative works, and to facilitate technology transfer. It has objectives to meet the intellectual property needs of the University, faculty, staff, and students. Click HERE or the image below for access to the complete manual.
The university is home to inventors who are creating innovations in diverse fields. Click HERE for a list of Tuskegee University inventors.
Intellectual Property
In conjunction with the office’s legal responsibilities, the Office of the General Counsel collaborates with university research administrators, research faculty, and outside legal counsel to manage the university’s intellectual property interests. This includes guiding and protecting intellectual property through patents, copyrights, and trademarks and seeking licensing agreements with commercial entities to take Tuskegee University’s research developments into the marketplace for the public's benefit. Click HERE for more information on intellectual property and technology transfer.
As an institution of higher learning and intellectual endeavors, Tuskegee University has a primary function: the continual search for new knowledge in fields in which the university community is active. The University views research by its faculty and within its community as an essential path to the discovery of knowledge, and its definition benefits both the University and the community it serves. Tuskegee University recognizes the creativity of its faculty, staff, and students in research and intellectual pursuits.
The Intellectual Property Committee is the decision-making body that meets monthly to review all new invention disclosures and evaluate them concerning the following: development status; intellectual property status; market potential; market maturity; and competing technologies.
Click HERE for more information about the Intellectual Property Committee at Tuskegee University.
