Research & Economic Development
Intellectual Property
Forms & Agreements
Forms and agreements for intellectual property issues must be returned to Research & Economic Development in Derryberry Hall, Room 305.
Forms
- Assignment of Invention to Tech
- Confidential Disclosure Form
- Copyrightable Works Form
- Income Distribution Form
- Invention Disclosure Form with Expanding Fields in Dynamic Word File (Note: This form may not appear properly in Google Docs or in web-based processors.)
Agreements
- Research and Sponsored Projects Agreement (Adapted from TBR Agreement)
- Contracting for Services (NOTE: Clicking on this link takes you to the Purchasing website).
- License Agreement Template
- Memorandum of Understanding Template (contact Research & Economic Development at research@tntech.edu)
- Nondisclosure Agreement
- Process for Filing Patents
For Students
- Statement on Student Intellectual Property (IP)
- Standard Student Collaboration and IP Agreement
- Student Intellectual Property and Nondisclosure Agreement (Capstone) (PDF file)
- » PLEASE NOTE
Form accessibility may vary from browser to browser and among different operating systems. Follow the steps below to save the forms and submit them to the Office of Research.
- Click the link for the form. If the form opens in your browser, choose the "Save" icon in the top right portion of your screen and save it as a file on your computer (Note: if you begin typing in the form from your browser, the information will not be saved. You must save the file to your computer). If the form downloads instead of opening in the browser, double-click the name and open it. Save the file from there to a location on your computer.
- Open the form in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat (Note: varying versions of Reader may yield different results. If you have issues, please contact your ITS support person to ensure that you have the most up-to-date Reader).
- Fill in the form.
- After completing the form, choose File>Save As from the Adobe Acrobat Reader menu and save the file using a new name in a location you will be able to access later (Desktop, My Documents, etc.).
- Close the form.
- Create a new mail message and attach the recently saved file to the message. Submit the form to research@tntech.edu.
Note: if none of these steps work on your computer, please contact your ITS support person or print the file, hand-write your responses, and return it to the appropriate office or building as designated above.
Policy
Policy on Intellectual Property
Exceptions to this Policy
Exceptions are recommended as necessary by the committee for consideration by the
President or the President's designee.
Invention Disclosures
Non-enabling Intellectual Property Marketing Sheet Template
Funding
The Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment, or APEX, is an effort sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to provide entrepreneurial and academic researchers the best support possible during their pursuit for Air Force Small Business Innovation (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards by
- Providing 1-1 process navigation to researchers and entrepreneurs
- Presenting valuable information in cohort-only informational briefings
- Connecting researchers with entrepreneurs from all over the country and thereby increasing the odds for forming a successful partnership that will be attractive for SBIR/STTR funding
- Helping researchers and entrepreneurs keep abreast of continuing changes and new opportunities in the program
For more information on the topics being funded, visit https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/
To find partners for STTR proposals, visit the link at https://www.apex-innovates.org/services/process-navigation-services
