IP Ownership
Section 2
This table summarises some of the different factors which may be used to
determine who owns the IP.
Are you a
member of
staff?
Are you a
student?
What type
of IP have
you created?
How and
with whom
did you
create the IP?
Where did
you create
the IP?
Academic
staff?
Undergraduate?
Copyright
materials,
e.g. teaching
materials,
articles or
source code?
Created on
your own?
At a previous
employer's?
With a group?
Inventions?
With external
funding?
Using your
employer's
facilities e.g.
laboratory
equipment,
computers?
Academicrelated staff?
Non-academic
staff?
Postgraduate?
Employed?
Sponsored?
Research staff?
Patient carer?
With your
supervisor?
In
collaboration
with any
external party?
Jointly
appointed?
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