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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GUIDELINES/


Universities and other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), being involved in fundamental and applied research in a number of disciplines, generate numerous innovative ideas which may have significant commercial applications. These ideas may prove to be important assets both of the institutions in which they are developed and of individual staff who work on them.

This manual is intended to assist in the effective management of such assets, whether the assets are developed by the HEI alone or in association with other research groups or with funding authorities or with commercial companies. It provides guidelines for the identification of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and is intended to indicate situations in which professional advice in the management of IPR may be required.

How these Guidelines can assist
The purpose of these Guidelines is not to baffle you with technical definitions, but to provide a practical introduction to the subject of IPR and to assist in identifying the IPR you may generate.