How do visiting researchers, who are not UC employees, submit a signed Patent Acknowledgement, or confirm whether they’ve signed it?

Anyone conducting research at UC Berkeley who is not employed by UC must sign the Patent Acknowledgement prior to admittance to a program or lab and commencing research. This includes: undergraduate students, Visiting Scholars, Visiting Student Researchers, Visiting Industrial Fellows, Affiliates, and Volunteers.

To submit a signed UC Patent Acknowledgement, the UC Berkeley host should connect the visitor to their HR Business Partner, as identified by Berkeley Regional Services. The HR Business Partner can also confirm whether a Patent Acknowledgement has already been signed.