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Policy Number: IV-3.00

Policy on Patents

USM Bylaws, Policies and Procedures of the Board of Regents

All Policies Section IV: Research

Policy on Patents

(Approved by the Board of Regents May 31, 1990, Technical Amendment May 1, 2003, Technical amendments by the Board December 12, 2014)

(On February 8, 2002, the Board of Regents replaced this policy with Policy on Intellectual Property IV-3.20 for all patents disclosed on or after July 1, 2002. This policy remains applicable only for intellectual property disclosures made before July 1, 2002).