Texas A&M University System Policies

      The policies for funding and administering projects at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
      falls within the following framework:

              *  Texas A&M University System Research Policy (15.01) and
              *  Regulations on Administration of Sponsored Agreements – Research and  
                  Other (15.01.01) 
              *  The Federal Procurement Integrity Act (15.01.02);
              *  Regulations on Conflict of Interest In the Design, Conduct, and Reporting
                  of Sponsored Research and Educational Activities (15.01.03);
              *  Ethics in  Research and Scholarship (15.99.03);
              *  Compensation Administration (31.01.01); and   
              *  Intellectual Property (17.01.01).

The entire contents of the TAMUS System Policies can be found here:
TAMUS System Policy & Regulation Manual

Office of Technology Commercialization

Occasionally, work done through grants leads to patents and commercial potential. Those
researchers work through the Office of Technology Commercialization in order to realize the full
potential of their discovery. The policy framework that governs this process can be found at
this link, Intellectual Property Policy.

In order to begin processing copyrightable work or start the patent process. the researcher must
complete a Disclosure to the OTC. This helps documents the circumstances under which
the researcher's work occurred. Other forms are needed, depending on the research. These can
be found at these links:       
     Invention Disclosure Form
     Software Disclosure Form
     Plant Variety Disclosure Form.

Other helpful links for the invention and patent process can be found here;
Other Resources for A&M Inventors

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