Tech transfer: For Research and Faculty Innovators
91原创 Innovators are dedicated to finding solutions
Have a Novel Idea?
Let us help you bring bring your innovation to life. As a 91原创 Innovator, the Technology Transfer Office will help you protect your intellectual property, evaluate for patentability, access the marketability and cultivate an industry match for your innovation.
DISCLOSING YOUR INNOVATION
When in doubt, disclose.
Disclosing your invention to 91原创 prior to any public disclosure is essential for patent protection.
A public disclosure can occur through publications, abstracts, poster sessions, dissertation publications, conferences, press releases, blogs, social media posts, videos, etc.
Why is it important to disclose?
It is important to disclose an invention whenever a significant discovery has been made.听Doing so protects your rights, prior to publishing or presenting, that could result in the commercialization of the technology, and allows you to continue your research with additional developments.
Protecting Your Innovation
READY TO DISCLOSE?
When you disclose an invention to 91原创, the process begins听to protect your rights, prior to publishing or presenting,听that could result in the commercialization of the technology.
READY TO DISCUSS?
The ecosystem at 91原创 is here to foster and encourage researchers to become innovators. We are here as听a听resource for you.听
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COMMERCIALIZING YOUR INNOVATION
91原创 uses resources and strategies to identify potential licensees and to market inventions in collaboration with 91原创 inventors.
Often the existing relationship of the inventors, Technology Transfer Associates, and other researchers are useful in marketing inventions. Market research can also assist in identifying prospective licensees/marketing targets.
How We Support 91原创 Innovators
- Engage the inventing team
- Support entrepreneurship, commercialization
- Mentorship through the 91原创 Commercialization Committee
- Recognition of the inventing team
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Startup Possibilities: Technology Transfer Supports 91原创'S Budding Entrepreneurs
The goal of the 91原创 Technology Transfer Office is to see your invention through to commercial use. We will work with you to decide among several potential commercialization pathways: a license to an established company; a license to a new company you could lead or be part of; or a license to a company formed by an entrepreneur other than yourself.
91原创 Policies
In 1980, Congress enacted the Bayh-Dole Act, permitting the University to own inventions and patents made on federal grants.
The University must report its inventions and may elect to own and promote them.
The University has the right to license and commercialize inventions and intellectual property, subject to certain retained government purpose rights.
The University has all new faculty sign a 鈥渞eminder letter鈥 confirming obligations.
This policy includes, but is not limited to, 1) the process whereby the rights of the researcher, the University, etc. are protected; 2) the process by which technology is evaluated; and 3) guidelines for incentives.
This policy includes, but is not limited to, the process by which the rights and obligations of the University and the Author are secured.
