Intellectual Property

ITEC 3870 Software Development II,

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Establishing Ownership of Intellectual Property

As you create software, it becomes intellectual property

  • Who determines the ownership of IP?
    • Based on contract, company may own
    • In group work, an signed agreement needs to be made
    • Easiest in class projects is to divide IP equally among members, but up to members to agree

Why is it Important to Establish IP?

  • Many creative projects come out of class
  • Most will never become commercialized
  • But some may have merit
  • If any of you would like to take it further in the future, and money is involved, the division of credit becomes very difficult
  • Best to decide as you finalize your project this semester
  • Submit an IP agreement that determines contributions between team, your client, and your professor.

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