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, the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and the Vice Chancellor for Economic Development.

A chairperson shall be elected from the committee membership.

Wayne Kuenzel Chair	Division of Agriculture	2021
Trent Roberts	Division of Agriculture	2023
Ya-Jane Wang	Division of Agriculture	2021
John Rupe	Division of Agriculture	2025
Rick Wise	Faculty	2024
Ines Pinto	Faculty	2024
Shannon Servoss	Faculty	2021
Wes Stites	Faculty	2021
Vacant	Faculty	2025
Jean Francois-Meullenet	Assoc Vice Pres -Exper Station**
Phil Stafford	President University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation**
Dan Sui	Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation**
TBD	Vice Chancellor for Economic Development**

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

Updated
07/15/2020
06/18/2020
09/24/2019