Ownership of Intellectual Property

All classMTSA recognizes the importance of intellectual property (IP) rights and seeks to establish clear guidelines regarding the ownership of materials created, processes, and inventions developed by faculty members in the employ.

Faculty-Owned Intellectual Property

Faculty members retain ownership of MTSA (whether for courses at MTSAany materials, processes, or inventions developed solely through their courses at other institutions) are the property ofindividual effort, time, and expenses. Such works may be copyrighted or patented in the faculty member, other institution,’s name.

Faculty members who have previously developed intellectual property meeting these criteria and/or wish to retain ownership and rights must disclose such works prior to any use on behalf of MTSA. Such class materials include

MTSA-Owned Intellectual Property (Work for Hire)

Materials, processes, or inventions created or produced on behalf of MTSA as part of a faculty member’s paid employment will be considered Work for Hire. In such cases, ownership shall vest in MTSA, and MTSA reserves the right to copyright or patent the intellectual property in its name.

Shared Development and Institutional Support

If a faculty member utilizes MTSA resources (including but are not limited to time, quiz/test/exam questionsfacilities, quizzes/tests/examsor funding) to develop materials, processes, or inventions, ownership and rights must be negotiated in whole or in part (to include individual questions), and any class materials created byadvance. A written agreement between the faculty member and distributedMTSA shall specify the ownership, vesting, and copyright rights prior to studentsthe commencement of work.

A faculty member, staff member, or studentIf no written agreement is entitled to full royalties from publications if the School paid no cost of travelestablished, research, preparation of manuscript, or School/student labor. If a faculty or staff member or student obtains patent rights, he/she is entitled to full royalties, if the School paid no cost of travel, research, preparation of the patent, or School/student labor. If MTSA sponsors, pays for release time, provides funds for travel, production, or other related costs, the Schoolownership and the faculty or staff member or student will sign a pre-contract indicating howall associated rights shall vest in MTSA would be reimbursed or how royalties would be distributed.