Copyrights and Patents Committee
The UNIVERSITY POLICIES: Committees and Councils section of the Policy File details the areas on which Committee members focus - specifically:
- guidelines for the implementation of provisions of the Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets policy (submitted for approval to the Vice President for Research and the University Research Council).
- the extent of institutional support involved in the completion of intellectual property (with recommendations to the Vice President of Research on the assignment of ownership rights and division of royalties).
- advisement (to the Vice President of Research) on other intellectual property matters.
This Committee has a minimum membership of nine:
Ex-officio members (5):
- Chief Executive Officer of the SDSU Research Foundation or designee
- Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting)
- Director of the SDSU Research Foundation Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting)
- Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs or designee
- Vice President for Research and Innovation or designee
Appointed members (9+):
- eight faculty members
- three Senate appointees to the Research Council
- one of whom shall chair
- three Senate appointees to the Research Council
- one member-at-large
Members shall be appointed to one-year renewable terms by the Vice President for Research
| Major Academic Unit or Ex Officio Position | Name (*Senator) |
Term Ends | Appt. Date | Dept. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty – Senate Appointee to Research Council by Senate | Grotjahn, Douglas (Chair) | May-24 | Sep-14 | CHEM |
| Faculty – Senate Appointee to Research Council by Senate | Gude, Natalie | May-25 | Jun-22 | BIO |
| Faculty – Senate Appointee to Research Council by Senate | Maluf, Katrina | May-25 | Jun-22 | CHHS |
| Faculty – Open | Welch, Jenny Wong | May-24 | Sep-18 | LIA |
| Faculty – Open | Vasquez, Marissa* | May-24 | Aug-21 | PEL |
| Faculty – Open | May-Newman, Karen* | May-24 | Sep-18 | M E |
| Faculty – Open | Kath, Lisa (on sabbatical) | May-24 | Sep-18 | PSY |
| Faculty – Open | Ozturk, Yusuf | May-24 | May-21 | ENG |
| Member-at-Large | Stegmann, Petra | May-24 | Sep-19 | |
| Chief Executive Officer - SDSURF or designee | Loren, Teresa | — | — | G&RA |
| Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting) | Pestonjamasp, Vasu | — | — | R&I |
| Director: SDSURF Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting) | Martindale, Tommy | — | — | SDSURF |
| VP: Business & Financial Affairs (or designee) |
Hovda, Zena
(designee for Agnes Wong Nickerson) |
— | — | BFA |
| VP: Research & Innovation (or designee) |
Gulizia, Rick
(designee for Hala Madanat) |
— | — | R&I |
| Vice Provost |
Tong, William
|
— | — | — |
| Day | Tuesday |
|---|---|
| Time | 12:45 p.m. — 1:45 p.m. |
| Frequency | First Tuesday of the month |
| Modality | via Zoom |
| Location | — |
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