The largest UC patent is for hepatitis virus vaccine at UCSF, about 23 million per year. Copyright Protects the work of creators of literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. Gives the author sole rights to reproduce, prepare derivative works, make copies, and distribute or display work. Copyright applies to the form of the expression, not the substance. A description of a machine can be copywrited, does not prevent someone from making machine Terms are for life of creator plus 50 years.
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For yourself Personal diary of experiments Reproducibility by self Needed to write up results For others Reproducibility by others Misconduct, fraud investigations Proprietary rights, patents Types and styles of notebooks Discretion of lab PI Loose-leaf vs. The primary purpose of this notebook is to protect your and the Company's Patent-Rights by keeping records of all original work in a form acceptable as evidence if any legal conflict arises. When starting a page, enter the title, project number, and book number. Use ink for permanence - avoid pencil. Record your work as you progress, including any spur of the moment ideas which may be developed later.