Frequently Asked Questions
Ownership of Intellectual Property
How the Rights are determined to inventions, software, books, articles, lectures, and other literary/scholarly works. (AP-RE-03.2 Intellectual Property)
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Inventions and Inventors
- What is an invention,
- Who is/are considered the creator(s) of the invention.
- The need to disclose the invention and when this closure should happen.
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Developed Software
- Who is the author of software?
- Do I need to disclose software I have developed
- How do I disclose software
- How do I copyright software
- Can software be patented
- What are the types of software licenses
- Can software be released under an open source license
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Technology Disclosure
Researchers are required to report:
- Inventions
- Discoveries
- Software
- Other developments having possible commercial value
Download the Technology Disclosure Form
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Protection of Intellectual Property
- Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks
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Patents
Legal protection for ownership of inventions and discoveries
- The types of Patent
- What can be Patented
- What limits or destroys Patent Rights
- If two people make the same invention, who gets the Patent Rights
- How do I search for Patents
- Who files for the Patent
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License and Licensee
Conveys to the licensee the right (license) to make, use, and sell products and processes using the intellectual property
- Who at LSU New Orleans conducts the licensing negotiations
- Who signs the license agreement
- Does LSU New Orleans license technology and IP to start-up companies
- How will OTMC market/license my invention
- What is Royalty Income
- Does LSU New Orleans ever take equity as part of the license
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Copyrights and Trademarks
- What can be copyrighted
- What protection does copyright offer
- What is the life of a copyright
- How does one protect copyrights
- Should copyrights be registered and if so, where
- What do the symbols ® and TM mean and when should they be used