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Copyright and Intellectual Property

 MSOE's Intellectual Property Policy:

  • MSOE does not choose to exercise rights over any corporate IP brought to MSOE and/or developed in collaboration with MSOE.
  • MSOE owns IP for anything deemed to fall under the definition of “University Research”. University Research includes those projects initiated by MSOE faculty or staff using MSOE resources.
  • MSOE owns the IP of graduate students employed by MSOE.
  • MSOE does not choose to exercise rights over the IP of undergraduate students. Students or faculty who choose to work on a project in partnership with a company may be required to assign some/all of their IP to that sponsoring organization to participate. This will be established as part of the preliminary project proposal.
  • Faculty members who would prefer to retain their IP on projects developed in partnership with corporate partners are expected to contract for that work separately and are not permitted to use MSOE resources. These projects are not administered through, or governed by, MSOE.

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What is the ATC? 

Since 1981, MSOE’s Applied Technology Center™ (ATC) has provided innovative industry solutions plus education and networking to create competitive differentiation for clients and MSOE students. With more than 250 industry-sponsored projects annually, most of which are conducted under non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), our centers and students are at the forefront of providing solutions to real-time challenges facing industry. Around 40 undergraduate and several graduate research assistants support the operations within the centers. In addition, the ATC manages MSOE’s sponsored grants from all federal agencies and collaboration with industry projects including technology transfer and licensing of intellectual property (IP).