Bruce W. Morrissey, Director of Technology Development in the IP Center, oversees responsibilities for handling intellectual property matters related to inventions, patents, copyright, and trademark opportunities including the legal issues associated with such assets.
UD Research Policy 6-6 on Intellectual Property Protection, Ownership, and Commercialization.
UD Research Policy 6-7 on Copyright Processing and Funding.
UD Research Policy 6-9 on Computer Software.
UD Personnel Policy 4-15 on Instructional Television/media Material Contracts on Copyright Processing and Funding.
Collaborative Research Agreement
Confidentiality Agreement (1 way)
Confidentiality Agreement (2 way)
IP Center Director Bruce Morrissey explores the considerations used to determine the legal decisions regarding co-inventorship and co-authorship in scientific articles in this CHEMTECH article.
read featuresThe IP Center within the Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships is responsible for the management of all intellectual property developed at the University of Delaware. In this role, the Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships provides advice and counsel to UD faculty, staff and students regarding the disclosure of innovations, patents, copyrights, trademarks, contracts, and other research-related agreements. The IP Center's goal is to ensure you understand how to protect your research results and who owns the data generated in UD research. Review this website and the guide for a helpful introduction.
For more information or assistance, contact the IP Center Staff or call Denise Bierlein at 302-831-4005.
The Mission of the IP Center is to stimulate invention and innovation and secure strong intellectual value from these knowledge-based assets through targeted collaborations and licensing.
IP Center services to the UD Community include: