RSP, in conjunction with the IP Committee, handles the marketing, licensing and patenting of University technologies. The IP Committee works closely with RSP and faculty in the identification, protection and licensing of new inventions.

• UWF Intellectual Property Policy
• Technology Transfer
• Procedure for the Protection of UWF Intellectual Property
• Collective Bargaining Agreement, Article 20 Inventions and Works
• Outside Activity/Conflict of Interest
• The Bayh-Dole Act: A Guide to the Law and Implementing Regulations, October 1999 (PDF)

Copyright Documents and Forms

U.S. Copyright Office

• Copyright Basics - Circular 1 (PDF)
• Copyright Notice - Circular 3 (PDF)
• Copyright Registration Form for Multimedia Works - Circular 55 (PDF)
• Copyright Registration Form for Computer Programs - Circular 61 (PDF)
• United States Copyright Law - USCO Circular 92
• Copyright Registration for Books, Manuscripts and Speeches - FL109

Trademark Document and Forms

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Basic Facts About Trademarks
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
  Replaces trademark forms 1478 and 1478(a)

Questions? Contact Carol Rafalski at (850) 474-2825.