OFFICE OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CHECKLIST FOR

office of research university of south florida checklist for pre-award negotiation for non-federal agreements with clauses involving in

OFFICE OF RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
CHECKLIST FOR PRE-AWARD NEGOTIATION FOR NON-FEDERAL AGREEMENTS
WITH CLAUSES INVOLVING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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Is there any prior intellectual property that will be used to carry
out or result from this research contract (see below)? Any "yes"
answer should be explained below or on an attachment to this sheet.
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1.
Will a biological substance or material acquired from another
party be used (i.e. self reproducing, enzyme, vector, etc)?
a) Was the material or substance the subject of a Materials Transfer
Agreement?
2.
Will copyrighted material be used (i.e. software which has “use”
restrictions)?
3.
Will patents or patentable subject matter be used?
a.
Is it a University patent application or patent?
b.
Is it the subject of another party’s patent or patent
application?
4.
Will an Intellectual Property result from this research which may
be protected (i.e. patents, copyrights)?
5.
Will the Sponsor obtain any rights in intellectual property that
result from this research?
6.
Has the subject matter or result of this research been previously
promised to a third party? (i.e. Is there another research or
license agreement covering this type of research?)
7.
Has there been any consulting done for the sponsor by the
principal investigator or other USF employee who would work on the
award?
8.
During the course of the Study, is there anything you may consider
doing with the study drug, other than carrying out the Study in
accordance with Protocol?
(NOTE: If the answer to question 8 is “yes”, it is very important that
you explain your answer BEFORE a contract is signed.)
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Comments/Remarks:
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Principal Investigator’s Signature______________________________________________Date___________
Principal Investigator’s Name_______________________________________________Phone____________
Funding Agency______________________________________Protocol
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USF Account Number_______________________________________________________________________