Emerging enterprises, including their employees and their consultants who utilize University of North Georgia (UNG) Launch Pad facilities under this policy will retain ownership of all patentable inventions and discoveries. Launch Pad facilities must be clearly defined in advance of usage in terms of space allocation and duration for this policy to apply.
All inventions and discoveries conceived or reduced to practice using UNG owned or controlled facilities not covered within the scope of the Launch Pad client agreement shall belong to the University or the Research Foundation of the University in compliance with the Patents and Inventions Policy. Faculty acting in their capacity as company employees or officers and who also have ongoing campus research separate from company activities must keep separate log books of research activity distinguishing accomplishments for each entity.