Senate Bill 10-11-36
| Bill ID: | 10-11-36 |
| Name: | Review of the Policy on Intellectual Property |
| Proposed: | 12/09/2010 |
| Sponsor: | Elisabeth Smela |
| Proposal: | Review the current University of Maryland Policy on Intellectual Property and make recommendations on revisions. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | http://president.umd.edu/policies/iv320a.html |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 04/21/2017 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2017-03-30 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-04-06 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to approve the revised policy. |
| Actions: | The Senate discussed the revised IP Policy at its April 6, 2017, meeting and voted to approve the new version which addressed issues previously brought up by the Senate in October 2015. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2017-03-17 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-03-27 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the April 6, 2017 Senate meeting agenda for consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the report at its March 27, 2017, meeting and voted to forward it to the Senate for review. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Research Council |
| Received: | 2015-10-07 |
| Decision Date: | 2017-03-17 |
| Decision: | The Research Council voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Research Council discussed the feedback provided to them at the October 7, 2015 Senate meeting and reconsidered its proposed policy changes. On March 17, 2017, the Research Council voted to send a revised policy to the SEC for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2015-09-30 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-10-07 |
| Decision: | The Senate voted to recommit the policy to committee. |
| Actions: | There were a number of questions and concerns regarding the policy. The Senate decided to send this back to the IP Subcommittee of the Research Council for further review and revision. |
| Next Step: | Research Council |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2015-09-10 |
| Decision Date: | 2015-09-17 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the October 7, 2015 Senate meeting agenda. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Research Council |
| Received: | 2011-04-13 |
| Actions: | The Research Council created an Intellectual Property Committee to revise the existing policy. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-04-01 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-04-08 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Research Council with reviewing the issue |
| Next Step: | Research Council Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Faculty Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2011-02-01 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-03-10 |
| Decision: | The Faculty Affairs Committee voted unanimously to request that the SEC charge the Research Council with reviewing this policy. |
| Actions: | The Faculty Affairs Committee carefully reviewed the policy, the background document, and the charge at its February 4, 2011 meeting. After a thorough discussion, the Committee concluded that intellectual property issues are not only a concern for faculty, but also one that heavily affects students' research at the University. At the March 10, 2011 meeting the Committee again reviewed and discussed the charge. Subsequent to this discussion the Committee agreed that the Research Council would be a more appropriate body to review this issue. The Faculty Affairs Committee voted unanimously to request that the SEC charge the Research Council with reviewing this policy. |
| Next Step: | SEC |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-01-21 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-01-28 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Faculty Affairs Committee with reviewing the proposal. |
| Next Step: | Faculty Affairs review |
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