PSU IP Policies
Overview
Overview
For the following, we define an invention as any innovation that the employee or the institution thinks might be patentable. See the IP Primer for a brief description of what might be patentable.
The IMD and OAR relate primarily to inventions or technological improvements. IMD 6.210 further defines these as new and useful processes, machines, devices, manufacture, composition of matter, or improvements to any of them.
Our guidelines are:
PSU requires that all employee work related inventions be assigned to PSU.
PSU employees have a responsibility to disclose to IIP any inventions they make.