Guides, Policies, and Annual Reports
Intellectual Property and Licensing Policies
- UC Licensing Guidelines
- UC Intellectual Property Policy
- UC Patent Acknowledgement Policy
- UC Copyright Policies
- UC Inventor Share Policy
- UC Policy on Patent Rights, Agreements, and Releases
Entrepreneurship and Equity Policies
- UC Guidance on Recognizing Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship in the Academic Personnel Process
- UC Policy on Leaves of Absence for Entrepreneurship (Academic Personnel Manual Section 759)
- UC Policy on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship
- UC Policy on Accepting Equity when Licensing University Technology
- UC Policy on Accepting Equity for Access to University Facilities or Services (AFS Guidelines)
Industry-University Relationships
- UC Principles Regarding Rights to Future Research Results
- UC Guidelines for Implementing the Rights to Future Research Results Principles
- UC Guidance on University Facilities and the Tax Reform Act of 1986
- UC Guidelines for Industry Sponsored Research Agreements
- UC Berkeley Policy on the Use of the University Name, Seals, and Trademark
Research Data, Software, and Materials Resources and Policies
- UC Berkeley Research Data Portal
- UC Research Data Policy
- UC Open Source Software (OSS) Resources
- UC Risk Matrix for Selecting an Open Source Software License
- UC Berkeley Agreement Concerning Copyrightable Computer Program and Data Set Licensing and Distribution of Income
- Material Transfer in Academia: 20 Questions and Answers
Annual ReportS
Guides to Protecting and Commercializing Inventions
- UC Berkeley Patent Timeline, Costs, and Licensing Process
- Intellectual Property Essentials for Academic Researchers
- An Inventor's Guide to Technology Transfer (PDF)
- Technology Commercialization Process at the University of California
- Entrepreneurs' Startup Guide (PDF)
- UC Berkeley Practices for Licensing to Early Stage Startups
- Intellectual Property Guide for Graduate Students
- Guide to Intellectual Property as an Undergraduate Student at the University of California
Guides to Outside Consulting
- UC Berkeley Guide to Contracting
- Quick Guide to Outside Consulting for UC Berkeley Faculty
- Provisions Recommended for UC Berkeley Consulting Agreements
- Policy-Related FAQs for UC Berkeley Faculty Who are Advising Startups
- UC Office of the President Faculty Handbook and Academic Personnel Policies
Brochures, Guides, and Reports
- IPIRA Faculty Brochure
- IPIRA Entrepreneurship Brochure
- IPIRA Report, 2016
- Socially Responsible Licensing at Berkeley
- UC Berkeley Guide to Contracting
- Innovation at UC Berkeley
- Mergers and Acquistions from the UC Berkeley Startup Portfolio
- IPIRA Newsletter
- The Relationship of CEO Gender and Age to Performance of Venture-Backed Startups, January 2021
Research at Berkeley
Additional Useful UC Websites
- UC Available Technologies
- UC Berkeley Grant Life Cycle
- UC Berkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
- UC Berkeley Sponsored Projects Office
- UC Berkeley Business Contracts and Brand Protection (BCBP)
- UC Berkeley Foundation Relations and Corporate Philanthropy (FRCP)
- UC Berkeley Home Page
- UC Office of the President, Office of Technology Transfer
- UC Systemwide Policies/Guidelines
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