Authorship
Guidelines:
Individuals should be considered for inclusion as authors on work submitted for publications if they have provided:
Individuals should be considered for inclusion as authors on work submitted for publications if they have provided:
1. Significant contributions
affecting the
direction, scope or depth of research
2. Long term guidance and
development of the
project
3. Creative contributions to the project with clear understanding of its goals
4. Development of methodologies necessary for timely completion of the project
5. Data analysis of interpretation vital to conclusions of the project
3. Creative contributions to the project with clear understanding of its goals
4. Development of methodologies necessary for timely completion of the project
5. Data analysis of interpretation vital to conclusions of the project
Inventorship Guidelines:
An inventor is generally the individual present and first to demonstrate the fundamental novelty or invention. Co-inventors include individuals who have contributed in a direct way to the development and proof of concept of essential element of a claim within the patent. The ultimate test is the contribution of individuals to any or all of the claims in the patent. It is important to understand that inventorship is a legal matter, not a collegial matter; not all co-authors of a publication are co-inventors. A few points to consider when determining whether individuals should be considered for inclusion as inventors on work submitted for patent protection are:
1. An inventor is a person who has
had an
original idea or has contributed creative and novel intellectual input
to one
of the main claims of the patent.
2. An inventor may use the services, ideas and aid of others in the process of perfecting his invention, without losing exclusive right to the patent.
2. An inventor may use the services, ideas and aid of others in the process of perfecting his invention, without losing exclusive right to the patent.
3. A person who works under the
direction of
another may be a co-inventor is the person has contributed towards the
creative
design and execution of the process.
4. Profession collaborators may
contribute to
the inventive concept being claimed. An
inventor can make inquiries or receive advice from others with similar
or
complementary skills without considering these
individuals as inventors.
5. An individual
suggesting an idea of what
needs to be accomplished rather than the means of accomplishing it is
not a
joint inventor.