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Research Patent Policy

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Subject:
The objective of this Patent Policy is to define the relative rights of faculty/ staff inventors and AU in a variety of different situations.
Responsible Executive:
Provost
Responsible Office(s):
Office of Sponsored Programs
Effective:
July 1, 1989
Last Revised:
September 1, 2005
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