Intellectual Property Office

Policies

• Guidelines for Acceptance of Donated Intellectual Property by The Pennsylvania State University
• Management of Intellectual Property at Penn State
• Guidelines for Faculty Consulting Agreement
• Special Student Intellectual Property Policies and Agreement Forms
• Faculty Guidance on Student IP Rights
• Petition for Assignment of Patent Rights to Inventor
• Legal Requirements for Inventorship
• Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurial Activity Policies & Procedures (PDF)

GURU: University Policies Related to IP

• RA11 "Patents and Copyrights (Intellectual Poperty Agreement)"
• A12 "Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Activity (Faculty Research)"
• RA17 "Courseware"
• Guideline RAG12 - Faculty Guidane on Student Intellectual Property Rights
• Guideline RAG13 - Special Student Intellectual Property Agreement Forms
• Guideline RAG14 - What to Expect When Licensing a Penn State Technology into a Start-up Company

Copyright Issue

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Patent and Patent Application Searches