Contract Terms

Sometimes third parties expect rights to inventions, data or even control over publication in return for providing funding or materials to University researchers. UChicagoTech and University Research Administration collaborate closely in negotiating these provisions in order to protect researcher’s and the University’s interests. This page offers a brief summary of the issues. You can mouse over "view" to see more detail.

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CONTRACT TERMS	MORE ACCEPTABLE	DEPENDS	LESS ACCEPTABLE	NOT ACCEPTABLE

RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS
Sponsor/Provider Claims Ownership of any invention made with sponsor support or provider material				View
Provider claims ownership of improvements		View
Sponsor/Provider wishes to share ownership		View
Sponsor/Provider claims "work for hire"				View
Sponsor wants assignment of copyright interests to sponsor		View
Sponsor/Provider wants right to determine "disposition of rights"			View

PUBLICATION and DATA
Sponsor/Provider controls right to publish				View
Sponsor/Provider can delay publication for invention review	View
Sponsor/Provider can delay publication for any reason				View
Sponsor/Provider owns data or research results
In a clinical trial			View
Under a Sponsored Research Agreement				View
Sponsor/Provider controls use of data or research results				View
Sponsor/Provider has access to data or research results	View

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Income Sharing		View
Review by sponsor		View
Approval by sponsor			View
Terms set by sponsor				View
Sponsor/Provider allowed non-exclusive royalty free license for open use		View
Require invention to be commercialized within certain time			View
Assignment to Sponsor/Provider if not commercialized in certain time			View
Termination of license if not commercialized in a certain time			View
Timely notification and reporting	View

DISPOSITION OF RIGHTS
No release without prior written approval of sponsor				View
No abandonment without consultation with sponsor	View
No abandonment without offering rights to sponsor		View
Patent must be dedicated to public			View