2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10a - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 185b - Constituent Units
Section 10a-110b - (Formerly Sec. 10-126). Ownership of inventions.

The university shall own, or participate in the ownership of, and shall be entitled to place in the custody of the foundation to the extent of such ownership, any invention as follows:

(1) In any instance in which any invention in category A is conceived in the course of performance of customary or assigned duties of the employee inventor or inventors, or in which the invention emerges from any research, development or other program of the university, or is conceived or developed wholly or partly at the expense of the university, or with the aid of its equipment, facilities or personnel, the entire right, title and interest in and to such invention shall automatically vest in the university. In each such instance, the employee inventor shall be obligated, by reason of his or her employment by the university, to disclose his or her invention fully and promptly to an authorized executive of the university; to execute instruments of assignment; and to execute such proper patent applications on such invention as may be requested by an authorized executive of the university, and to give all reasonable aid in the prosecution of such patent applications and the procurement of patents thereon;

(2) With respect to inventions in category B, to the extent to which an employee has or employees have disposable interests therein, all such interests shall automatically vest in the university and, by reason of such employee’s or employees’ employment by the university, such employee or employees shall be obligated to take the same actions required by subdivision (1) of this section with respect to inventions in category A; and

(3) The university shall have no right to inventions in category C, except as may be otherwise provided in contracts, express or implied, between the university or the foundation and those entitled to the control of inventions in category C.

(1949 Rev., S. 3280; P.A. 12-129, S. 4.)

History: Sec. 10-126 transferred to Sec. 10a-110b in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 12-129 reorganized section into introductory provision and Subdivs. (1) to (3), required automatic vesting in the university of the entire right, title and interest in and to inventions in categories A and B, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2012.