Regents Bylaw 3.10
Sec. 3.10 of the Bylaws of The Board of Regents: Ownership of Patents, Copyrights, Computer Software, and Other Property Rights.
Research Activity and Compliance
Because of the complex nature of the university’s work in a wide range of areas, there are many compliance requirements that intersect with individual activities and roles in different ways.
Research Catalyst and Innovation Program
The Research Catalyst and Innovation (RCI) Program includes four new funding mechanisms totaling more than $1.5 million in annual support.
The program infuses funding and fosters increased collaboration to catalyze research and spur innovation across the three University of Michigan campuses.
Research Devices
Innovative research devices can be a great help in discovering phenomena that cannot be discovered with existing equipment. Such devices can contribute a great deal to the power and practical value of new technologies.
Research Tools
To accelerate scientific discoveries and to benefit the greater research community, principal investigators and funding recipient institutions are expected to ensure broad and timely dissemination of their research resources.
SBIR and STTR Programs
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization.
Small Molecules
Tool Compounds are small molecular weight compounds of known structure from the literature acting as agonists, activators, antagonists and inhibitors. Tool compounds are often use in drug discovery for target validation.
Software and Content Thought Leadership
The Software and Content Thought Leadership Webinar Series covers topics that are relevant to protection, dissemination (ex. open-source), commercialization, and industry collaborations for software and content-based research. Our webinar speakers have an array of expertise, including intellectual property (IP) law, commercial open source software and regulatory requirements for medical devices.
SPARC – University of Michigan Partnership Grant for Drug Discovery
SPARC – University of Michigan Partnership Grant for Drug Discovery seeks to provide financial support and in-kind industry resources to move various promising drug-discovery research projects within the university toward the ultimate goal of new therapies for patients.
Student Ownership Policy
Under the Office of Technology Transfer’s policy, students will own all IP they create unless the student creates the IP in his or her capacity as an employee. In other words, if a student creates IP, and the IP does not derive from the student’s employment for the University, the student will own the IP.
