Intellectual Property

According to TSC Board Policy CT (LOCAL), as an agent of the College District, an employee, including a student employee, shall not have rights to work he or she creates on College District time or using College District technology resources. The College District shall own any work or work product created by a College District employee in the course and scope of his or her employment, including trademarks, the right to obtain copyrights, and other intellectual property rights.

If the employee obtains a patent for such work, the employee shall grant a non- exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual, royalty-free, College District-wide license to the College District for use of the patented work. A College District employee shall own any work or work product produced on his or her own time, away from his or her job and with personal equipment and materials, including the right to obtain patents or copyrights.

A student shall retain all rights to work created as part of instruction or using College District technology resources.

For more information about intellectual property rights for employees and students, please refer to TSC Board Policies CT (LEGAL) and CT (LOCAL).