Interpretation of the observations or data . Supervisors and students are strongly urged to determine their respective authorship rights concerning research in which they have collaborated as early as possible, and at least prior to either party leaving the University. If subsequent difficulties arise in locating former students, they do not negate the need to determine the parties' respective rights. A credited author should have read the entire contents of an article or other communication and assented to its publication. Courseware Individuals covered by the Collective Agreement between the University of New Brunswick and The Association of University of New Brunswick Reachers hold copyright in lecture notes, textbooks, articles, letters and other similar material prepared as part of their duties.
Circumstances are such that a variety of intellectual property ownership arrangements are possible.
It is difficult to anticipate the relative contributions of the different members of a research team and hence, care should be taken in such cases that the supervisor give appropriate credit and compensation to the student. Students who have an employment relationship with the University, including those who are supported by Research Assistantships, do not share in commercial property rights unless they have entered into an Agreement to the contrary. The rights of Faculty and certain other research personnel with respect to patents are covered extensively in the Collective Agreement. The rights of students with respect to patents are subject to the same general guidelines as for other products described above. It is the responsibility of faculty members to advise students where such a situation exists.