For Inventors
  • Innovation Process
  • Scope of Protection
  • Prior Art

InnovationP

Intellectual Property (IP) Protection should cover:

o IP created by SQU faculty or staff member if using SQU research facilities.

o IP created by SQU Students if using SQU research facilities.

o IP resulted from funded research from SQU budget or other institutions.

o IP resulted from externally funded research with the industry unless the contract stated other than that.

o IP created by SQU sponsored staff member studying abroad unless the other university IP policy stated other than that.

If the inventor disclose his invention in one of the following cases, his invention will be fallen in the prior art. This will affect the novelty of the invention and patent-ability criteria. The following constitute a prior art (public disclosure):

o Publication in journals, magazines, booklets of funding agencies, etc.

o Publication in any journals, magazines or booklets deposited in the SQU main library or any other library that is freely accessible to the public

o Posting information on the Internet.

o Oral or written disclosure including abstract and poster session at scientific meeting.

o Presentation at a seminar, lecture or symposium (where non-SQU members may be present).

o Disclosing to visitors who have not previously signed a Confidential Disclosure Agreement.

o Posters in SQU corridors where the public has access to.

o Announcement of experimental trials that include enabling disclosure of the invention.

o Advertisement, sale, demonstration or use in public of the invention

Forms
Invention Disclosure Form

Invention Disclosure Form

Invention Disclosure Form

IP Disclosure Form

IP Disclosure Form

IP Disclosure Form 

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Deposit Request Form

Deposit Request Form

Deposit Request Form

Resources
IP Policy

IP Policy

SQU IP Policy

WIPO Publication

WIPO Publication

WIPO Publication

Royal Decree

Royal Decree

No.2067/2008

Rain-forest IDEA

Rain-forest IDEA

Rain Forest IDEA

Law of Copyright

Law of Copyright

Law of Copyright and Neighbour Right

IP Valuation

IP Valuation

IP Valuation