Consider the following case study: A graduate student registered at the University of Windsor works on a research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The result of the project turns out to be instrumental in the foundation for a new product that has the potential to be commercialized and to earn a fortune. Obviously, the faculty will take the product and claim it is his/hers because it was his/her research idea. The student, however, did all the work and he/she wants to take the product and claim that he/she developed it and hence owns it. The research office steps in and claims that the university will take the product and states that they own it because it was done within its premises. We shall assume that there is no industry partner for now who may have also disputed ownership.

Question: Make a research on IP ownership at the University of Windsor and try your best to answer this question: Who owns the product? Build different possible scenarios and come up with different ideas to consider. Ensure that your claims are supported by proper references to any legal documents or policies that the university may have

Hints - Some starting points:

https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/382/copyright-authorship

https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/381/research-guidelines

https://www.uwindsor.ca/research-innovation-services/309/research-overhead-cost-policy