Intellectual Property
Contact Information
Stephen G. Harsy, PhD
Director, Office of Industry Relations
(608) 262-7866 harsy@wisc.edu
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health's discovery and transmission of knowledge to the public is enhanced through its policies regarding patents and copyrights on intellectual property and tangible products of research.
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health does not claim ownership rights in intellectual property of its faculty, staff and students produced during research, except as required by funding agreements or other UW-Madison policies, including the right of the university to use such property for its educational and research purposes.
Investigators can consult these resources for more information about intellectual property issues at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health:
- Principal Investigator Obligations Under Research Agreements
- Invention Disclosure/Equity Review Process
- Ownership Rights Under Extramural Agreements
- UW-Madison Graduate School Intellectual Property Policies and Procedures for University Research (pdf)
- Material Transfer Agreements
- Royalty Income Sharing
- Public Disclosure
- Consulting Agreements
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Intellectual Property Information