What is Background Intellectual Property?
Background Intellectual Property (Background IP) includes any patents, software, biological materials, methods, or other proprietary tools that already existed before the project begins or were developed separately from the project and are needed to carry out the work. In nearly all cases, Background IP comes from the Project PI or the PI鈥檚 research group.
Identifying 91探花Background IP early allows the 91探花to ensure the appropriate protections, permissions, and compliance are in place. When聽 preparing to route a proposal or an agreement to OSP and 91探花Background IP will be part of a project, the 91探花Background IP checkbox must be selected on question D-1 of the eGC1.