Who is considered an inventor, and what obligations does an inventor have to UMBI with respect to the intellectual property?
Inventorship is an extremely important and often misunderstood issue. Inventorship is very different from authorship of a paper, as individuals considered an inventor are those who participate in the inventive process, not the individuals who simply execute experiments or edit the related publication alone. If a person is listed as an inventor that is not truly an inventor, or if a person is not listed that should be, the patent office may invalidate the patent application or the issued patent. If you qualify as an inventor, then any discovery made on university time or that utilizes university space or equipment is considered the property of UMBI and should be disclosed to UMBI. As an inventor of a disclosed invention, AP&C encourages you to cooperate and assist during the protection process, whether it be patenting, trade marking or copyrighting.
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