3.2.14 Intellectual Property Rights

The institution’s policies are clear concerning ownership of materials, compensation, copyright issues, and the use of revenue derived from the creation and production of all intellectual property. This applies to students, faculty and staff.

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Narrative:

South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) abides by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors (LCTCS) policy on Intellectual Property and Shared Royalties #1.042 (1) .  This policy applies to faculty, staff and students.  It also defines intellectual property and clearly outlines rights to ownership and proceeds distribution:

LCTCS recognizes the need for and desirability of encouraging the broad utilization of the results of academic research by bringing innovative findings to practical application. The primary purpose of this Intellectual Property Policy is to provide the necessary protections and incentives to encourage both the discovery and development of new knowledge and its transfer for the public benefit; a secondary purpose is to enhance the generation of revenue for the home institutions and the creators.

LCTCS recognizes that research and scholarship should be encouraged without regard to potential gain from licensing fees, royalties, or other income; however, the System also recognizes that intellectual properties and discoveries may arise from the activities of faculty, staff, and students in the course of the duties or through the use, by any person, of institutional resources such as facilities, equipment, or funds. The policies governing the administration of such intellectual properties should provide adequate recognition and incentive to creators and, at the same time, ensure that the System institutions will share in the rights pertaining to intellectual properties in which they have an equity.

LCTCS institutions are committed to assist their faculty and other researchers in properly disclosing their scholarly work, in complying with applicable laws and formal agreements, and in gaining the protection available under the United States laws governing patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other appropriate provisions.

Policies are published in the Faculty Handbook (2) and the Catalog Addendum. (3)

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