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:
- at least four faculty, three of them Senate appointees to the Research Council (one
of whom serves as Chair)
- one member at large
- Chief Executive Officer of the SDSU Research Foundation or designee
- Vice President for Research or designee
- Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs or designee
- Director of the SDSU Research Foundation Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting)
Members shall be appointed to one-year renewable terms by the Vice President for Research.
AY 2019/20 Roster
| Major Academic Unit (or Ex Officio Position) |
Name (*Senator) |
Term Ends | Appt. Date | Department |
| Faculty – Senate Appointee to Research Council by Senate | Grotjahn, Douglas (Chair) | 20-May | 14-Sep | CHEM |
| Faculty – Senate Appointee to Research Council by Senate | Kassegne, Samuel | 19-May | 14-Sep | M E |
| Faculty – Senate Appointee to Research Council by Senate | Bresciani, Marilee | 19-May | 16-Sep | ARPE |
| Faculty – Open | Welch, Jenny Wong | 19-May | 18-Sep | LIA |
| Faculty – Open | Harris, Greg | 19-May | 18-Sep | BIO |
| Faculty – Open | May-Newman, Karen | 19-May | 18-Sep | M E |
| Faculty – Open | Ozturk, Yusuf | 19-May | 18-Sep | COMPE |
| Faculty – Open | Tong, William | 19-May | 18-Sep | CHEM |
| Kath, Lisa | 19-May | 18-Sep | PSY | |
| Member-at-Large | von Buttlar, Ruprecht | 19-May | 18-Sep | |
| Chief Executive Officer - SDSURF or designee | Hushen, Tim (designee) | — | — | G&RA |
| Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting) | Welch, Kyle | — | — | SDSURF |
| Director of SDSURF Technology Transfer Office (nonvoting) | Martindale, Tommy | — | — | SDSURF |
| Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs (or designee) | Careaga, Martin Munoz (designee) | — | — |
BFA |
| Vice President for Research (or designee) | Gulizia, Rick | — | — | G&RA |
This Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of the month (12:45 to 1:45 pm), in SSE 1410.
Agendas
Minutes
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