If so, then the committee determines the merits of the invention and advises the director if the technology should be pursued for commercialization. The invention may be assigned to the inventor if the University decides it does not wish to pursue a patent or other form of protection. The University may request the inventor to pay the University a small share of any net financial return that may accrue from the dissemination of the results through the efforts of the originator. If the invention is to be protected, the University may take appropriate steps to disseminate the results, whether through patenting, copyright registration, sale or lease of rights for dissemination on a proprietary basis. Compliance Compliance is a term of employment at the University of Kansas.
Compliance is in the best interest of employees.
Not only is the best use made of innovations, but also reporting provides a way to ensure the University is in compliance with the terms of federally funded research contract clauses that insure the transfer of technology to the public. These activities must be reported. Every person who holds a position in the University, or on an externally sponsored research project, or as a consultant or adviser to an external agency, shall refrain from any use whatsoever of that position or the information, privileges or influence it may provide, which is motivated by, or even apparently motivated by, the desire for private gain or advantage for himself or herself, or for other persons, institutions, or corporations with which he or she has family, professional, business, or financial connections. Conflict of Interest All faculty and unclassified staff must submit a conflict of interest form once a year as a term of their employment. This form, generated through State of Kansas requirements, meets the federal governmental agencies requirements for such a review.