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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 guidelines
governing patenting/copyrighting i
research results in the University n

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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