INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
The Intellectual Property Policy is intended to give BISU a practical guide in dealing with questions concerning patents, utility model, copyrights and trademarks and other intellectual properties. Ballentine’s Law Dictionary defines these property rights as the results of the physical manifestation of original thought. However, it is worth noting that not all manifestations of original thought are qualified for protection. Only manifestations that are put in concrete form are suitable for protection by law. An outline of the process of conversion of a creation into a protected intellectual property is laid out. The office of the Vice President for Research Development and Extension is identified as the implementing arm. This policy also guides the stakeholders to fully understand the following:
- What is a patent, a copyright, a trademark, microorganisms and non-biological and microbiological processes, plant variety protection and other intellectual property?
- What inventions/conceptions are subject to protection?
- Why should a researcher/author obtain protection?
- What benefits can a researcher/author get from protecting his/her creation?
- Who owns the Intellectual Property?
- How can a researcher/author obtain protection of the intellectual property?
- How are conflicts of obligation treated, including the sharing schemes of royalties and proceeds of sale of technology resulting from commercialization?
The Innovation Technology Support Office is tasked to facilitate and enhance protection and commercialization of technologies by educating faculty, staff and students on proper procedures and mechanisms for patenting, copyrighting, trademark registration and licensing. The ITSO is also tasked to search and evaluate IPs within the University for protection and marketability to benefit the global community through commercial development programs.
