Patent & Copyright Committee

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.

Trent Roberts Chair	Division of Agriculture	2028
Emily McDermott	Division of Agriculture	2029
Jennifer Acuff	Division of Agriculture	2026
John Rupe	Division of Agriculture	2025
Raj Rao	Faculty	2026
Ines Pinto	Faculty	2024
Roy McCann	Faculty	2026
Susanne Striegler	Faculty	2028
Jake Grandy	Faculty	2025
Jean Francois-Meullenet	Assoc Vice Pres -Exper Station**
David Edward Snow	President University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation**
Margaret McCabe	Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation**
Mike Malone	Vice Chancellor for Economic Development**