Charge: The Institutional Patent Committee (IPC) shall advise the President on issues, policies, and laws pertaining the university patents and copyrights.
Membership & Reporting: The committee shall include the Provost, Vice President for Finance and Operations, and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, with the Associate Provost for Research and Sponsored ذكذكتسئµs (AVP-Research) serving as chair. Members are appointed by the President who also provides the charge to the committee. The committee's recommendations are presented to the President for consideration.
| Jerry Lin (Assoc. Provost, Research & Sponsored ذكذكتسئµs), Chair | Ex Officio |
| Brett Welch (Acting Provost; VP Digital Learning; Dean, Graduate Studies) | Ex Officio |
| Mark Robinson (VP, Finance & Operations) | Ex Officio |
| Brett Welch (Vice Provost, Digital Learning; Dean, Graduate Studies) | Ex Officio |
| Tracy Benson (Engineering) | FALL 2020-SUM 2023 |
| Robert "Kelley" Bradley (Engineering) | FALL 2020-SUM 2023 |
| Phil Cole (Arts & Sciences) | FALL 2020-SUM 2023 |
| Vivek Natarajan (Business) | FALL 2021-SUM 2023 |