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Liability

The state of being responsible for something, especially by law. A claim against the assets, or legal obligations of a person or organization, arising out of past or current transactions […]

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Laboratory Research

Research conducted in a building or room equipped for conducting scientific research or for teaching practical science.

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Contracts: Know-how

The knowledge and skill required to do something correctly. Any industrial information and technique likely to assist in the manufacture or processing of goods or materials.

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Patents: Jointly Invented

An invention created collectively by multiple individuals.

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Copyright: Joint Authorship

A joint work is a work prepared by two or more individuals, with the intention that their separate contributions be merged into a single work. A joint author can also […]

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Invention Disclosure

A confidential document written by a scientist or engineer for use by a company’s patent department, or by an external patent attorney, to determine whether patent protection should be sought […]

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Intern

A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, at a trade or occupation in order to gain work experience.

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Graduate Student

A student who is studying for a degree that is higher than the one received after four years of study at a college or university.

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Good Faith

Honesty, fairness, and lawfulness of purpose; absence of any intent to defraud, act maliciously, or take unfair advantage.

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Fundamental Research Exclusion

Basic and applied research in science and engineering, the results of which are ordinarily published and shared broadly within the scientific community.

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