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                   (RECETS), 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;














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