Procedures and Academic Policies
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY Introduction The following Intellectual Property Policy (IP) is applicable to all faculty, staff, students, and others who use SCI-Arc funds, facilities, or other SCI-Arc resources, or who participate in SCI-Arc-administered research or SCI-Arc classes. It is intended to (1) recognize the value of intellectual property and the contributions of the institution and the individuals to the creation of intellectual property; (2) promote the free exchange of ideas, and (3) provide a structure which supports opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to benefit from participating in real-world and cutting-edge interactions. The policy applies to all intellectual property and work product, including but not limited to inventions, patents, copyrights, computer software, trademarks, designs, research, and courseware. Exceptions may be made to this policy only upon written approval of the Director/CEO of SCI-Arc. Work Product IP Created as Part of a Sponsored Project On occasion, third party industry, government, or other sponsors (each a “Sponsor”) join with SCI-Arc to provide unique opportunities and experiences to SCI-Arc students, faculty, and staff (“Sponsored Projects”). As a condition to participating in such Sponsored Projects, each student, faculty, and staff member agrees (i) that the Work Product IP created in connection with the Sponsored Project shall be assigned to SCI-Arc or the Sponsor, as determined by SCI-Arc, without compensation to any individual student, faculty, or staff member, and by participating in the Sponsored Project assigns all rights in the Work Product IP to SCI-Arc or the Sponsor; and (ii) to execute any documents requested to reflect such assignment. Commissioned Works SCI-Arc shall own all work created at the request of SCI-Arc or for which the creator is specifically compensated by SCI-Arc (“Commissioned Work”), and all IP contained therein, including the right to use, reproduce, modify, display, and create derivative works based on such Commissioned Work without further compensation to the creator. Student Work Physical copies of student work submitted to the school to satisfy course requirements—including but not limited to digital files, papers, drawings, and models—become the property of the school. SCI-Arc shall have no obligation to safeguard such materials and may, at its discretion, retain them, return them to the student, or discard them. Notwithstanding whether it retains any physical copies of such student works, SCI-Arc shall have an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right in perpetuity to use, reproduce, display, and exhibit works created by students in the course of their studies at SCI-Arc, in publications by or about SCI-Arc, on its websites, on social media, or otherwise. SCI-Arc will make a reasonable effort to credit the
