Common use of Material Ownership Clause in Contracts

Material Ownership. (a) The ownership of any materials developed solely by a faculty member’s individual effort and expense shall vest in the faculty member and be copyrighted, if at all, in his/her name. (b) The ownership of materials produced solely for the College and at College expense shall vest in the College and be copyrighted, if at all, in the College’s name. (c) In those instances where materials are produced by a faculty member with College support by way of use of significant support personnel time, facilities, or other College resources, a written agreement shall be negotiated between the College and the faculty member prior to the start of development. Ownership of the materials or processes shall vest in (and be copyrighted, if at all) by the parties designated in the written agreement. In the event no such written agreement is established, the ownership shall vest in the College.