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[OWNERSHIP
POLICY]
Who owns intellectual
property developed at Queen's?
Generally at Queen's, all intellectual property is owned
by you, the creator(s), UNLESS some other arrangement
has been agreed to in advance for certain categories of
employment, for certain types of funding, or by individual
contract. For information about IP policy as it pertains
to you, please click on one of the following. For general
questions about intellectual property, click
here.
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If you are a faculty member
covered under the Collective Agreement between Queen's
University and its faculty association (QUFA),
see Article
16 (Page 40) of the Queen's Faculty Agreement.
• If you are a researcher
working under contract with an outside agency
or company, see Section 14 of Queen's
standard research agreement.
• If you are a faculty
member with an appointment to Kingston General Hospital,
see Section
1-122 of the KGH Administrative Policy Manual. (KGH
staff should consult Section
1-121.)
• If you are a student,
staff member or otherwise employed by the university,
see Section
5 of the Senate Policy on Intellectual Property.
Graduate students are also encouraged to refer to Sections
1.9 and 1.10 of the Roles and Responsibilities in Graduate
Studies: A Guide.
• If you are a postdoctoral
fellow, please consult your faculty supervisor,
as your relationship may be guided by the type of appointment
and employment relationship you have at the university.
NOTE: Background
and details about the university's general policy regarding
Intellectual Property are explained in the Senate
Policy on Intellectual Property.
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