Student Confirmatory Assignment and Confidential Information Deed Poll
ã The University of Melbourne
available to the public at the date of its disclosure to the Student; other than through
the Student’s fault;
at the date of its disclosure to the Student, already properly in the Student’s
possession in written form otherwise than by prior confidential disclosure from the
Host Organisation or the University;
after the date of its disclosure to the Student, available to the public from sources
other than the Student;
after the date of its disclosure to the Student, properly available to the Student from a
third party having no obligation of confidentiality to the Industry Partner/s or the
University; or
required to be disclosed under law.
Deed means this Student Confirmatory Assignment and Confidential Information Deed Poll.
Effective Date means the date affixed at the top of the first page of this Deed.
Industry Partner means the [insert details].
Intellectual Property means all rights resulting from intellectual activity whether capable of
protection by statute, common law or in equity and including copyright, data, data sets,
information, rights in discoveries, inventions, patent rights, registered and unregistered trade
marks, design rights, circuit layouts and plant varieties and all rights and interests of a like
nature including but not limited to methods and techniques, together with any documentation
relating to such rights and interests.
Project Intellectual Property means Intellectual Property which is created, developed or
discovered as a result of conducting the Project. Project Intellectual Property does not include
copyright in the Student’s Assessment Materials.
2. ASSIGNMENT
2.1 The University acknowledges that ownership of the copyright in the Student’s Assessment
Materials vests in the Student at the date of creation.
2.2 The Student acknowledges and agrees that on and from the date on which the Project
Intellectual Property was or is created, the right, title and interest in the Project Intellectual
Property vests in the University pursuant to the section 13 of the University of Melbourne
Statute in force at the relevant time.
3. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
3.1 The Student acknowledges and agrees to:
keep all Confidential Information confidential;
not use Confidential Information in any way which would be harmful to the best
interests of the Industry Partner/s or the University; and
not use any Confidential Information in any way other than for the purposes of the
Project or preparation of your Assessment Materials without the prior written
permission of the University.
The Student agrees upon the written request of the University to return to the University any
documents originating from the University which embody Confidential Information and
acknowledges that they must not keep any copies in any form.