The Word - 2007

Intellectual Property Policy

This policy is printed in full in the Undergraduate Catalog, as well as in the Faculty Handbook. It is al so available on-line: http://cmu.edu/policies/documents/IntellProp.html

The following is a summary of the policy.

This policy attempts to:

  • Create an environment that encourages generation of new knowledge by members of the campus community.
  • Help the transfer of useful inventions and writing to society.
  • Ensure that creators and the University receive appropriate financial rewards for the development and dissemination of intellectual property.
  • Ensure that financial returns from the development of intellectual property do not compromise the University's mission.