PreviousTexas 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