University Responsibilities
- Provide support and resources to protect University-owned IP and to facilitate the transfer of university IP for public benefit.
- Share income derived from university IP with the creators, the academic units and the university.
- Treat all creators equally irrespective of their standing within the institution.
Creators Responsibilities
- Principal investigators whose research is funded by federal grants have a duty to disclose. The Bayh-Dole Act requires invention reporting for recipients of federal research funding. NIU must report all inventions in order to maintain eligibility for future federal funding.
- Actively protect university IP until appropriate protections are in place by avoiding premature public disclosure.
- Report IP to the Technology Transfer Office promptly and completely with the innovation disclosure form (PDF).
- Cooperate fully and timely in the provision of information, document reviews, records and documents, and execute necessary forms related to university-owned IP.
- Keep the Technology Transfer Office informed of ongoing developments and improvements of works.