When I sign an outside employment consulting contract does Florida Atlantic University own the rights to any Intellectual Property I may create during the term of the consulting contract?
Great care must be taken during outside consulting work to ensure the activity is not in conflict with the Florida Atlantic University Intellectual Property Policy. If you use University Support during your consulting activity or the invention is the result of any federal sponsorship, permission to waive the rights to you or the employer will not be granted. (See Section C.2. “Consulting Activities”.) Approval is needed to enter into a consulting agreement that asks you to waive the University’s rights to your Intellectual Property. Approval is based on a determination that the University does not posses any rights or the agreement can be modified concerning such rights. To request approval to waive your Intellectual Property rights you must submit a completed “Report of Outside Business or Professional Activity” (See Appendix V, specifically the question that addresses this matter.) to the Division of Research.
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