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Policy Summary

All Berkeley Lab employees must sign an Intellectual Property Acknowledgment (IPA) form. All affiliates must sign an Affiliate Intellectual Property Acknowledgment form.

Who Should Read This Policy

This policy applies to:

• All employees, including part-time employees and those with faculty appointments
• All affiliates, including users and some subcontractors

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Contact Information

Patent Attorney
Intellectual Property Office
[email protected]

POLICY

A. Purpose

All Berkeley Lab employees must sign an Intellectual Property Acknowledgment (IPA) form. All affiliates must sign an Affiliate Intellectual Property Acknowledgment form. These requirements allow Berkeley Lab to fulfill its obligations to DOE and other sponsors of research, and to conduct a successful technology-transfer program.

B. Persons Affected

This policy applies to:

• All employees, including part-time employees and those with faculty appointments
• All affiliates, including users and some subcontractors

C. Exceptions

• Upon review and approval by the Office of Laboratory Counsel, certain subcontractors at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) who do not perform research may be exempted from this policy as requested by a Berkeley Lab Associate Laboratory Director.
• Employees of another DOE national laboratory with which Berkeley Lab has executed a Bilateral Utilization Agreement generally are not required to execute the Affiliate Intellectual Property Acknowledgment form; patent attorneys in the Intellectual Property Office may be consulted regarding this exception.

D. Policy Statement

In order to protect the intellectual property of Berkeley Lab, all employees and affiliates are required to sign an Intellectual Property Acknowledgment (IPA) form. By signing the IPA form, the employee or affiliate acknowledges that:

• All intellectual property developed by Berkeley Lab employees, or using Berkeley Lab facilities, resources, or research funds is owned by The Regents of the University of California
• The obligation to disclose all intellectual property made so that an ownership determination can be made, among other reasons
• The obligation to assist in securing intellectual property protection

E. Roles and Responsibilities

F. Definitions/Acronyms

G. Recordkeeping Requirements

Human Resources keeps electronic and/or written records of signed IPA forms.

H. Implementing Documents

I. Contact Information

Patent Attorney
Intellectual Property Office
[email protected]

J. Revision History

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Source Requirements Documents

• University of California Contract and Grant Manual, Intellectual Property and Related Matters, section 11-220, University of California Patent Policy
• University of California Contract and Grant Manual, Intellectual Property and Related Matters, section 11-230, Patent Agreement
• Contract 31, Clause I.137, DEAR 970-5227-2, Rights in Data - Technology Transfer (DEC 2000) [SC alternate SEP 2018] (prev. I.091)
• Contract 31, Clause I.138, DEAR 970.5227-3, Technology Transfer Mission (AUG 2019) [SC alternate APR 2018] (prev. I.092)
• Contract 31, Clause I.143, DEAR 970.5227-10, Patent Rights - Management and Operating Contracts, Nonprofit Organization or Small Business Firm Contractor (AUG 2002) [SC alternate APR 2018] (prev. I.097)

Implementing Documents