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PROGRAM PERFORMANCE PROFILE

and is tasked to identify, protect and exploit commercially on the University’s
behalf the intellectual property rights generated by the University’s
researchers.

The IPR Officer will be involved in identifying and protecting the
University’s intellectual property rights, and in conforming to existing systems
in managing, recording and tracking the progress of intellectual property
applications and commercialization of the property. The IPR Officer will be
required to work in close coordination with both research and academic units
of the university to identify research results and intellectual property rights
with commercial potential. In this capacity the IPR Assistants will be
responsible for applying for and liquidating cash advances accrued during the
applications and payment of other fees pertinent to the application. Where
necessary the IPR Officer will work with the University’s legal advisers.

The IPR Officer and IPR Assistants will be provided with appropriate
external training to ensure that they can become competent in all aspects of
the role.

Other responsibilities include the following:

Formulate, propose and implement governing guidelines in
patenting/copyrighting research results in the University

Deal with agencies requesting for commercialization rights for patented/
copyrighted materials from the university, enter into licensing agreements and
manage the payment of royalties.

Monitor violations and persecute violators for patents/copyrights issued
to the university.

V. Implementation

The CvSU-Intellectual Property Office (CvSU-IPO) shall head two units,
Patentable IP Unit and Publishable IP Unit, each having IPR Assistants and will
work in consultation with the legal authority of the University;

Area V: Research