Appointed by the Chancellor

The Patent & Copyright Committee is responsible for reviewing invention disclosures submitted to the university for patenting consideration; evaluating inventions for patentability, as well as scientific merit and practical application; appointing ad hoc technical subcommittees to assist the committee in evaluating inventions; seeking university approval of outside technical assistance in evaluating inventions; determining patent or related property rights or equities held by the university in an invention; providing scientific and technical assistance to approved patent management organizations to achieve the realization of full benefits of university inventions that have commercial potential; seeking initial resolution of campus disputes relating to rights in inventions; and reviewing works of authorship (including computer software) submitted for copyright consideration. Disclosures for patentable or copyrightable material emanating from the Fayetteville campus and the Division of Agriculture shall be administratively controlled by this committee.

The committee shall meet no less than quarterly.

Membership consists of no fewer than eight faculty members, four of whom are appointed from the Division of Agriculture by the vice president for agriculture; and, ex officio, non-voting, the director of Research Support and Sponsored Programs, the president of the University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation, and the vice provost for Research & Economic Development.

A chairperson shall be elected from the committee membership.

Charlie Rosenkrans	Division of Agriculture	2021
Trent Roberts	Division of Agriculture	2023
Rick Wise	Faculty	2019
Steve Boss	Faculty	2019
Wayne Kuenzel Chair	Division of Agriculture	2021
Carol Reeves	Faculty	2020
Esten Mason	Division of Agriculture	2021
Shannon Servoss	Faculty	2021
Wes Stites	Faculty	2021
Clarence Watson	Assoc Vice Pres -Exper Station**
Phil Stafford	President University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation**
Kim Needy	Interim Vice Provost Research & Economic Development**

*=ex officio
**=ex officio non-voting

Updated 10/4/2018