How should the transfer of proprietary materials be handled?
Biological materials (probes, clones, antibodies, cell lines, viruses, proteins, plasmids) are considered to be proprietary. In order to protect both faculty publication rights and the University’s patent rights, the sharing and transmittal of such materials should be governed by agreement. Faculty who intend to transfer or receive materials are urged to consult with Industrial Liaison/Technology Transfer, which has sample agreement files.
