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UC Berkeley
Delegation of authority documents are available from Compliance Services.

• 4/23/12: a delegation to the University Librarian to “Execute Agreements related to copyrightable materials" copyrighted in the name of the Regents and held in the collections of the Library.

• 4/1/2014: Authority to Obtain and Grant Licenses for Use of Copyrights. The delegation “excludes authority over matters re-delegated to the University Librarian" dated April 23, 2012.”

• For materials not held in the collections of the library, authority has been redelegated from the Assistant Vice Chancellor, above, to Business Contracts and Brand Protection 

For the 4/23/12 delegation document:
University Librarian
(Suzanne Wones)
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For the 4/1/2014 delegation document:
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances
(Carol Mimura)


Director, Business Contracts and Brand Protection
(Michèle Huff)
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UC Davis
Delegation of authority documents are available from the Administrative Policy site.

• 1/25/2005: Delegation of Authority – Obtain and Grant Licenses for Use of Copyrights (UCD DA 707) 
• 8/5/2024: Delegation of Authority - Obtain and Grant Licenses for Use of Library Copyrights (UCD DA 707)

For UC Davis generally:
Innovation and Technology Commercialization
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For UC Davis Library:
University Librarian and Vice Provost of Digital Scholarship
(William Garrity)
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UC Irvine
Delegation of authority documents are available from Irvine’s Official University Policies & Procedures site.

• 3/2/2020: IDA 621 - Copyright Ownership

Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director, Applied Innovation
(Errol Arkilic)

Managing Director, Research Translation Group
(David Tiemeier)

Senior Director, Licensing, Invention Transfer Group
(Ronnie Hanecak)

Director, Industry Sponsored Research
(David Gibbons)

Staff listing for Applied Innovation
Consult the UCI Directory for contact information

UCLA
Delegation of authority documents are available from UCLA’s Delegations of Authority page.

• 11/3/2022: DA 230.13, “Execute Agreements Related to Library Copyrightable Materials” (University Library)

• 11/3/2022: DA 230.11, “Execute Agreements Related to School of Law Copyrightable Materials” (School of Law Library)

• 11/30/2022: DA 230.12, “Execution of Agreements Related to Copyrightable Materials and Research Data” (Technology Development Group)

For DA 230.13:
University Librarian
(Athena N. Jackson)
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For DA 230.11:
Director, School of Law Library
(Kevin Gerson)
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For DA 230.12:

• Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities
  (Roger Wakimoto)

• Associate Vice Chancellor and CEO & President, Technology Development Group
  (Amir Naiberg)

• Senior Director, Technology Development Group (Mark Wisniewski)

• Senior Director, Technology Development Group (Josh Jeanson)

• Technology Development Group staff listing

• UCLA Directory

UC Merced
Delegation of authority documents are available on the UC Merced Administrative Policy Office.

• 2/13/2024: UCM DA 224, "Obtain and Grant Licenses for Use of Copyrights"
• 5/20/2016: UCM DA 142, "Authority to Enter into and execute agreements with respect to ownership and other rights related to copyrightable material on behalf of the UC Merced Library."

For UCM DA 224:
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Technology, Innovation and Industry Relations
(Charity Follett)
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For UCM DA 142:
University Librarian
(Haipeng Li)
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UC Riverside
Delegation of authority documents are available on the UC Riverside Delegations of Authority page.

• 10/1/2014: CHA0011RVCBAS, “Enter Into Agreements with Respect to Ownership and Other Rights Related to Copyrightable Material”

• 10/1/2014: CHA0011RULIB, “Enter Into Agreements with Respect to Ownership and Other Rights Related to Copyrightable Material”

For CHA0011RVCBAS:
Interim Vice Chancellor of Planning, Budget, and Administration
(Sandra Kim)
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For CHA0011RULIB:
University Librarian
(Mihoko Hosoi)
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UC San Diego
Delegation of authority documents are available from UCSD Resource Management & Planning. They can only be viewed by registered users.

• 10/6/1998 UCSD DA1972 delegates authority to the Director of Technology Transfer.

Office of Innovation and Commercialization
Commercialization Team Leaders
Email: oic-commercialize@UCSD.EDU

Specific authority to license copyrights has been delegated to all innovation and commercialization managers.

UCSF
Information about Delegations of Authority is available from UCSF Financial and Administrative Services. They can only be viewed by registered users.

Innovation Ventures
innovation@ucsf.edu
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UC Santa Barbara
2/13/2003 “Redelegation of Contract Authority for Copyright Licensing Agreements” available on request from UCSB. See the UCSB Delegations of Authority page for contact information.

Director, Technology & Industry Alliances
(Claire Driscoll)
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UC Santa Cruz
Delegation of authority documents are available from the UCSC Delegations of Authority List.

• 8/11/2023 SCDA Copyright.01, "Authority to Execute Documents Related to Copyright Ownership"
  

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Vice Chancellor for Research
(John MacMillan)

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Innovation and Business Engagement
(Ryan A. Sharp)

Contact: hub@ucsc.edu
Innovation & Business Engagement Hub staff listing

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Chief Technology Transfer Officer
(Jesse Kindra)
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Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Director of Publishing
(Rachel Lee)
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UC Office of the President
For works created centrally at the Office of the President, rather than at one of the campuses or labs.

Innovation Transfer Operations
(Kimberly Jones-Ross)
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UC Press

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permissions@ucpress.edu
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