- IPR guideline for studentsGreat idea – now what? Use the guidance below to check whether you’re free to market your idea yourself, or in other words: whether you own the intellectual property rights (IPR) to the idea. During your studies, you may have to establish the ownership of IPR. To head off any disputes, you’ll need to conclude agreements before starting an internship, study activity or research project. This way, you’ll know what your rights are if an invention, design or idea turn outs to be the answer to an economic or social need. Students regularly come up with inventions, concepts, software or theses (hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘ideas’) that are of interest to existing companies or may form the basis for a start-up. Such ideas are valuable: the application of knowledge (including academic knowledge) can boost the economy and help address social issues. Your university or university medical centre (UMC) will be happy to encourage them. To this end, the previously issued IPR guideline for university start-ups has been
- Legal affairs & lawyer supportHereunder an overview of the lawyers who work at different departments of the UT. The lawyers support the Executive Board, faculties, institutes and service departments of the UT on divergent fields of law. PRIVACY / DATA PROTECTION Concerned with the protection of personal data within UT, both advisory and informative. Advising on processor agreements, data sharing and joint controller agreements. Other questions raised within UT regarding personal data, both in research and business operations. Other ‘general’ activities include registering and sometimes reporting data breaches and assisting with DPIAs. For questions, please use the general mail address: dpo@utwente.nl A.L. (Annika) van der Putten – Privacy Officer a.l.vanderputten@utwente.nl +31 53 489 6890 +31 641591142 W.J. (Willem Jan) Bos – Data Protection Officer w.j.bos@utwente.nl +31 53 489 1396 IT CONTRACTING Our team negotiates with vendors, gives advice and judge agreements, such as EULA’s, SAAS and service level agreements. The content of these contracts