Students with a thesis or dissertation degree requirement must complete this two-part form with their faculty advisor for approval to present/defend their paper, as well as ensure that any invention or proprietary information contained in the thesis/dissertation and presentation/defense of the paper is legally protected. The Defense Acceptance and Intellectual Protection form (DAIP) is due immediately upon scheduling the defense date. Completing this form ensures that access to the thesis/dissertation or presentation/defense, which might disclose an invention, is determined at the direction of the student and faculty advisor (i.e. open/closed defense, publication delay). Upon public disclosure of an invention, all international patent rights are lost, and a one-year bar date is set to file a patent in the U.S., or all rights are lost. This form is found on the College of Graduate Studies website and the Graduate tab of the myUT portal and should be emailed to ETDsvcs@utoledo.edu. 

Publication Delay or Embargo

This form is used to request a publication delay (embargo) of your thesis/dissertation on the OhioLINK ETD Center. Delays are granted in one-year increments and are renewable up to five years in total (with additional documentation). The publication delay request selected in the OhioLINK submission system must match the request on the DAIP. Expiration of the delays are based on the term of graduation. Spring: May 31. Summer: August 31. Fall: December 31. 

RENEWAL of Publication Delay/Embargo 

This form should be used to request a renewal of a delay. The student information should be filled out, and on the second page, the box checked for renewal along with the reason for renewal and the best email address to send the confirmation. The renewal request should be sent one month prior to the expiration. Spring: April 30. Summer: July 31. Fall: November 30.