NSU University School Faculty, Staff and Employee Handbook

89 A. The Staff Members of the University will fully cooperate with the University in all patent matters, which cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Maintaining clear and detailed records relating to their research and other work relating to the Invention. 2. Promptly notifying their immediate superior and the Patent Administrator whenever, in their opinion, an Invention, patentable or not, is conceived or created. 3. Assisting the patent attorney designated by the University or by the University's assignee in all stages of the patent application process. 4. The obligations of Staff Members to so cooperate shall remain effective after the Staff Members leave the employ of the University. ARTICLE V DISCLOSURE AND RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES A. Any Invention conceived or created by a Staff Member during his/her Time of Employment shall be disclosed to the University in writing immediately upon conception or creation. The disclosure will provide such reasoning, references, data, sketches, and other pertinent material, which would aid the University in deciding the course of action to be taken with respect to the Invention. Such written disclosure shall be made by Notice to the Staff Member's immediate supervisor and the Patent Administrator. The Patent Administrator will provide to the Staff Member by Notice a written acknowledgment of receipt of the disclosure materials. B. If the Staff Member and the Patent Administrator cannot determine whether the University has an ownership interest in the Invention, then the question will be resolved by the Select Committee. C. The Select Committee shall be formed within thirty (30) days after the date that the Staff Member and the Patent Administrator are unable to determine ownership rights to the Invention. The Select Committee shall conduct its inquiry and render its written decision within thirty (30) days from the date the last member is selected. The decisions of the Select Committee will be binding on all parties. Decisions of the Select Committee must be agreed upon by a majority of its members. D. When a decision is reached, at least two members of the Select Committee will sign and date each of two written statements of their decision. One of the statements will be transmitted by Notice to the Staff Member; the other statement will be transmitted by Notice to the Patent Administrator. The decision of the Select Committee is final and binding on the parties. E. The Select Committee will have free and complete access to any and all Staff Members who are believed to be in any manner connected with the resolution of the ownership of the Invention in question. Likewise, they will have free and complete access to any and all contracts, documents, and other records of both the