Student Handbook - Southern University New Orleans

I. IntroductionSouthern University comprises five (5) campuses: Southern University and A&M Collegeat Baton Rouge (SUBR); Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO); SouthernUniversity at Shreveport, Louisiana (SUSLA); Southern University Law Center(SULC);and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center(SUAREC).Intellectual Property DefinedThis policy covers all types of Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to, thefollowing: creative and scholarly works and inventions, with commercial potential; patentableinventions; copyrightable works; trade secrets; trademarks; mask works; andnovel plant varieties.Other definitions and key terms in this policy are provided in Appendix A for commonuse by the University. Many of these definitions do not necessarily conform to customaryusage, but are defined in legal and technical language for the purposes of this policy.Purpose of the Intellectual Property PolicyThe University recognizes that commercially valuable intellectual properties may arise inthe course of research and other activities conducted by employees, students, and otherassociated individuals using University resources. Therefore, the reason we have thisIntellectual Property Policy is to define the conditions of ownership, legal protection,development, and licensing of intellectual properties conceived or first reduced to practiceby individuals who use resources and facilities at one or more of the five campuseslisted above. Under this policy, intellectual properties can be managed so as to further theUniversity's mission, enhance the value of such properties, and maximize benefits to theuniversity originators (creators, inventors, and authors), and the public.This policy applies to all employees and students of the University and to any individualsusing University resources under the supervision of University personnel, including, butnot limited to, visiting and adjunct faculty. No exception to the policy shall be validunless negotiated in advance and agreed to in writing by the Board of Supervisors or itsdesignee.II. Copyright Ownership; Assertion of RightsA. Traditional Faculty & Employee Authorship RightsConsistent with established academic custom, the University recognizes faculty and employeeownership of copyright in traditional works of authorship created by faculty suchas textbooks, class notes, journal articles, lectures, research and other works of fiction,non-fiction such as theses, dissertations papers, poems, musical compositions and visualworks of art, whether or not such works are disseminated in print or electronically. Use ofresources such as the libraries, office, desktop computer and University computer infrastructure,secretarial staff and supplies, is not considered to be substantial use of suchresources for the purposes of vesting the University with copyright ownership in suchworks.122