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Guidelines, Policies and Forms

Harvard Policies

Inventions and Patents

• Patent & Copyright Policy
• Royalty Sharing Policy
• Use of Name Policy
• Supplement to the Royalty Sharing Policy
• Participation Agreement
• Tax Treatment for Royalty Distributions
• Equity Policy
• Student Inventions
• Release of Inventions to Inventors
• Policies Relating to Start-Up Ventures

Use of [Harvard] Name

• Use of Name Policy
• Provost's Statement on Use of Name Policy
• Promotion & Endorsements Policy
• Principles Governing Commercial Activities of Harvard University

Conflict of Interest

• Policy Regarding Conflict of Interest in Licensing
• Statement on Outside Activities of Holders of Academic Appointments
• Policies Relating to Start-Up Ventures
• Consulting Agreements
• Additional School-Specific COI Policies
• Principles Governing Commercial Activities of Harvard University

Additional School-Specific Policies

Relevant Policies of the Individual Schools, sorted by Faculty, are listed in the following chart. Note that these policies are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, University-wide policies.

Arts and Sciences	Research Conduct and Administration Principles and Policies that Govern your Research and Other Professional Activities Guidelines for Research Projects Undertaken in Cooperation with Industry Conflict of Interest/Commitment
Education	Office of Sponsored Projects Research Policies
Government	Research Central
Medicine	Faculty Policies on Integrity in Science Authorship Guidelines Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
Public Health	Grants Administration Human Subjects Committee HSPH Faculty Handbook: Research Procedures and Guidelines Conflict of Interest Policy