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 Programs (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.
| Gene Theodori (Associate Provost, Academic and Research Administration), Chair | Ex Officio |
| Brett Welch (Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ) | Ex Officio |
| Mary Wickland (VP, Finance & Operations) | Ex Officio |
| Jon Gray (Dean, Graduate Studies) | Ex Officio |
| Abdelnasser Eldek (Electrical Engineering) | FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |
| Rafael de la Madrid (Physics) | FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |
| Melissa Baldo (Business) | FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |
| Millicent Musyoka (Deaf Studies and Deaf Education) | FALL 2023-SUM 2026 |