[3-28] Financial Interest
Any remuneration (such as salary, payment for services such as consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorships) from an entity, value of equity interest (such as stocks, stock options, other ownership interests) in an entity, and income from intellectual property (such as patents, copyrights, royalties). Financial interests do not include:
- Remuneration paid by WSU to the employee, including salary, intellectual property rights, and royalties
- Income from teaching, seminars, lectures, advisory committees, or review panels sponsored by an agency including institutions of higher education and academic medical centers and teaching hospitals
- Equity interests or income from investments vehicles such as mutual funds and retirement accounts so long as the investigator does not directly control investment decisions made in these vehicles