It’s quite possible, and even likely, that your tech transfer office is leaving significant licensing revenues on the table by ignoring two categories of IP: Know-how and trade secrets. These oft-overlooked areas represent valuable assets that can increase total revenues when paired with a patent license or, particularly with trade secrets, bring in new revenues […]
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Beyond the Patent: Maximizing IP Licensing Revenues with Trade Secrets and Know-How
June 7th, 2023 · No Comments · Contracting, Licensing & Negotiation, Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Patents, Performance Improvement, Portfolio Management, Publisher, Specials, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
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Performing Freedom to Operate Analyses for University Inventions
April 4th, 2023 · No Comments · Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Patents, Portfolio Management, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
A clear pathway to patenting makes inventions more attractive to potential investors, licensees, and industry partners. Freedom to operate (FTO) analyses are a critical part of the due diligence you should be performing for any university invention. FTO analysis not only helps identify potential IP rights of other parties to avoid infringement liability, but it’s […]
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Trends in University Data Ownership, Licensing & Monetization
March 20th, 2023 · No Comments · Business Development, Compliance, Contracting, Licensing & Negotiation, Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
Data licensing and monetization deals have exploded in recent years among research institutions, so understanding the revenue potential clinical data sets hold in a variety of technology arenas, along with knowing how to handle patient data sharing and consent, has become critical for tech transfer, IP, and research professionals. An informal study conducted by tech […]
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The Biggest Surprises in Cross-Border Patent and IP Transactions
March 8th, 2023 · No Comments · Contracting, Licensing & Negotiation, Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Partnerships, Patents, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
The increasingly global nature of technology transfer is making it much more likely that you have, or will, encounter a growing number of “cross-border” IP transactions. These transactions are very different than the domestic transactions TTOs most commonly handle, introducing additional complexity and in many cases unfamiliarity with country- or region-specific patent and IP rules […]
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Technology Transfer Marketing and Branding Roundtable
February 16th, 2023 · No Comments · Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Faculty & Corporate Outreach, Format, Marketing, Performance Improvement, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
Besides the benefits of the technologies themselves, one of the most important aspects of IP commercialization is telling the technology’s story in a compelling way to attract licensees, funding, and research partners. And internally, faculty outreach efforts are just as important to keep the pipeline of inventions cranking and ensure faculty are knowledgeable about the […]
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Forging Successful Industry Collaborations: A Stony Brook University Case Study
February 13th, 2023 · No Comments · Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Economic Development, Format, Funding, Industry Engagement, Partnerships, Pharma / Biotech, Publisher, Sponsored Research, Start-Ups, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
If you work in a TTO or industry engagement office these days, the terms “partnership” and “collaboration” are a big part of your workplace vocabulary – and a big part of your job. In the increasingly partnership-driven ecosystem, discussions with industry-related entities are more often than not geared toward complex long-term collaborations that rely on […]
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AI-derived IP and NFTs: Protection Strategies and Licensing Considerations
January 24th, 2023 · No Comments · Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Patents, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, Trademarks & Copyright, What's New
The world sometimes changes too fast for our patent system to keep up with it. When technology advances beyond existing legal constructs and definitions, protecting novel forms of IP is a bit of a crapshoot. Take, for example, what happened with the advent of gene sequencing and the classification of genetic material by the Supreme […]
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IP Matchmaking Strategies: Building and Curating a Solid Network to Increase Deal Flow
December 28th, 2022 · No Comments · Business Development, Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Faculty & Corporate Outreach, Format, Industry Engagement, Marketing, Partnerships, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
Finding the right partner — whether for research funding, start-up creation and investment, licensing technology, or industry engagement — is a skill set that encompasses sales, marketing, science, art, and a whole lot of organizational proficiency. You will engage with countless people on a technology’s journey through the commercialization pipeline. Each contact is a valuable […]
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Trade Secret Protection, Management and Licensing: What TTOs Need To Know
December 28th, 2022 · No Comments · Contracting, Licensing & Negotiation, Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Patents, Portfolio Management, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
Trade secrets are a unique form of IP whose value, unlike patents, trademarks, and copyrights, relies upon preventing competitors and others from discovering those secrets. Properly identifying what constitutes a trade secret, understanding its commercial value, and legally protecting it can be considered an important element of your overall IP strategy — or you risk […]
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Employing Metrics in Technology Transfer and University-Industry Engagement
December 14th, 2022 · No Comments · Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Industry Engagement, Metrics, Performance Improvement, Publisher, Specials, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
In a perfect world, the metrics used to gauge the performance of tech transfer and industry engagement offices would clearly identify areas of strength and improvement while also pinpointing weak spots needing extra attention. The data would provide a meaningful assessment of both how you’re doing and how to get better, and also offer a […]
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The EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: What Universities Need to Know
December 7th, 2022 · No Comments · Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, IP Attorney Resource Center, Legal Issues, Patents, Publisher, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
After many stops, starts and delays, the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) are scheduled to take effect in June 2023, ushering in enforcement across the EU in a single action. This can greatly reduce your international patent costs and time spent on managing the application process, but the savings come with risks – […]
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Contracts and Agreements in Research Commercialization
November 16th, 2022 · No Comments · Contracting, Licensing & Negotiation, Distance Learning, Distance Learning Division, Format, Legal Issues, Patents, Publisher, Sponsored Research, Tech Transfer Central, What's New
In the tech transfer and sponsored research worlds, the acronyms for a dizzying array of contracts and agreements may seem like alphabet soup to all but the experienced professionals who work in TTOs and research offices. NDA, MTA, CRADA, SRA, MSRA, CRA, IIA, DTUA, MOU — and then there are the specific types of license […]
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