Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-2 - University Administrative Offices › Section 3359-2-05 - University research, copyright, and patent policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
University research policy. It is the policy of the
				university of Akron, ("university"), with reference to all creative endeavors
				of its faculty, staff members and students conducted on university time or with
				its facilities, to recognize the interests of the university, the faculty
				member, the staff member, student, sponsor, and other cooperating or
				participating agencies. However, the university reserves the right to
				administer such interests consistent with the public interest as determined by
				its board of trustees ("board") from time to time.
(A)
								Copyrights. In accordance with the custom established
			 in institutions of higher learning, copyright ownership of textbooks and
			 manuscripts and royalties resulting therefrom belong to the author(s) thereof
			 except when the textbook or manuscript is prepared as an assigned project; in
			 which case it is the property of the university and shall be assigned to the
			 university by its author(s). Assigned projects supervised and supported by the
			 university or outside sponsors working through the university under agreement
			 or contract which results in copyrights, shall be matters of written agreement
			 between the university, the faculty, and staff members and sponsors involved.
			 In such cases the board reserves the right to recognize and administer the
			 equities of the participating parties.
(B)
								Publications. The university encourages the publication
			 of scholarly works including the results obtained through research and
			 scientific investigation approved, sponsored or conducted as a university
			 project, as well as graduate and undergraduate theses. The university requires
			 that such publications be withheld for limited periods to permit the
			 preparation and filing of patent applications or such other activities as may
			 be necessary to protect intellectual property contained in such results, and to
			 otherwise meet applicable government and sponsor contractual
			 obligations.
(C)
								Policy regarding
			 unofficial employment.
(1)
									Since the continued value
			 of a member of the faculty is to a large extent dependent upon the member's
			 growth as a creative educator in the academic field, it is desirable that the
			 faculty member be encouraged to carry on constructive professional work, to
			 support professional organizations both national and local, and to contribute
			 to public service. Such efforts, if rightly undertaken, will not only increase
			 the value of the individual as an educator but also afford the university
			 legitimate and desirable recognition. However, in publicizing unofficial work,
			 faculty should make a conscious effort to avoid the exploitation of trivial
			 results or the dissemination of misleading or exaggerated
			 statements.
(2)
									Since the primary
			 obligation of a full-time faculty member is to the university, the faculty
			 member should hold paramount in arranging outside appointments the duty of
			 maintaining the quality of work, avoiding the danger of overtaxing energies
			 with an undue burden of outside activity, and adhering to instructional
			 schedules and other definite college engagements.