Learn proven methods to more effectively assess your IP portfolio and triage your inventions, and focus your staff and your budget on technologies with the best chances of commercial success.
Books / Special Reports:
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invention evaluator Get a high-quality, objective analysis of your technology or IP, and an assessment of its commercial potential -- in just 10 business days ... more »
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Portfolio Management Strategies Discover creative approaches for streamlining the commercialization process, triaging and prioritizing your IP, and boosting your licensing revenues ... more »
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Portfolio Management Strategies, Volume II Discover creative approaches for streamlining the commercialization process, triaging and prioritizing your IP, and boosting your licensing revenues ... more »
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TechAdvance™ Technology Assessment Tool A scientifically proven model for assessing your portfolio of technologies and identifying those with the greatest potential for commercialization ... more »
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Technology Transfer Tactics Best Practices Compendium The Technology Transfer Tactics Best Practices Compendium is packed with detailed tips, tactics, ideas, expert guidance, and nuts and bolts solutions ... more »
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The Tech Transfer Book of Best Practices plus FREE Technology Transfer Tactics Best Practices Compendium download The Tech Transfer Book of Best Practices is full of how-to strategies and case studies covering the most critical challenges facing tech transfer profession ... more »
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The Tech Transfer Library - Volume II This series of convenient reports is filled with case studies, best practices, expert guidance, and how-to strategies in 8 critical areas ... more »
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The Tech Transfer Library -- Volume I This series of convenient reports is filled with case studies, best practices, expert guidance, and how-to strategies in 7 critical areas ... more »
Distance Learning:
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A New Approach to IP Management: The Penn State University Research Model Penn State has made two significant changes to the manner in which it deals with IP and industry sponsored research. ... more »
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All Access Pass This program gives you and your staff a complete arsenal of tech transfer benchmarks, best practices, and success strategies – at your fingertips 24/7 ... more »
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Best Practices and Trends in Royalty Monetization The structure of monetization deals is changing rapidly, and expert guidance is imperative to secure the best deal for your organization. ... more »
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Best Practices for Choosing and Using a CRM System for Your Tech Transfer Office Learn from two CRM (Customer Relationship Management) experts as they give advice on choosing and using a CRM system for your Tech Transfer Office ... more »
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Best Practices for Cost-Effective Filing of PCT and EPO Patent Applications Get expert guidance on getting the most out of your PCT and EPO patent applications so you can extend protection to more of your IP ... more »
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Best Practices for Fast-Tracking Your U.S. Manufacturing Waiver Application for Federally Funded IP Please join Ami D Gadhia, JD, LLM, CLP, as she shares her insight and details successful strategies to taper down the months-long application process ... more »
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Best Practices for Performing Provisional Patent Conversion Evaluations This program will focus on what factors TTOs should consider in making their patent conversion decisions ... more »
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De-Risk Your University IP by Mobilizing a Community-based Evaluation Team Hear directly from U of Utah’s interim director James E. Thompson, who will walk you through each stage their unique process ... more »
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Drafting Technology Listings for Marketing University IP: A Webinar Workshop A step-by-step process for preparing an effective marketing brief and leveraging its power by incorporating it into a comprehensive marketing strategy ... more »
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Establish a Creative Works Licensing Program to Enhance Your TTO's Revenue and Faculty Service Get expert advice to help you meet the challenges associated with creative works, build your revenues from this often overlooked source of IP, and more ... more »
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Improve the Quality of Invention Disclosures through Researcher Outreach and Education Ensure that the disclosures you receive are consistently well drafted, so you can focus on the ones with the greatest chance at successful commercialization ... more »
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NEW! Improving Data Integrity: Boost TTO Operations and Gain Reliability in Your Invention Management Database This program will show you how to significantly improve data collection and reporting to enhance your office’s performance ... more »
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Improving Disclosure Triage: Proven Methods to Assess Commercial Viability of University IP Learn how to perform comprehensive evaluations of university IP, improve your existing process, and use the analysis to identify commercialization hurdles ... more »
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Inside the Penn State Patent Auctions: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons Learned Should you adapt Penn State's patent auction approach for your TTO – and if so, how can you do it most effectively? ... more »
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International Licensing of University Technologies: Opportunities and Pitfalls Because of globalization, opportunities (and challenges) for generating revenues in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere internationally have never been greater. ... more »
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International Patenting Strategies: Cost-Effectively Expand Your Market and Boost Your TTO’s Revenues Your international patenting strategy can determine how products are developed, valuation of technologies and start-ups, licensing, and total revenue. ... more »
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Invention Disclosure Management: Proven Strategies for Boosting Quantity and Assessing Quality A collection of distance learning programs that target key disclosure management challenges ... more »
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IP Audit Checklist: Best Practices to Identify, Protect, Monetize and Enforce University IP Assets This program will take you step-by-step through the process and procedures of a general audit, event-driven audit, and limited-purpose IP audit ... more »
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IP Bundling: Establish Effective Partnerships to Increase the Value of Your Innovations This targeted program provides a practical, step-by-step blueprint that can provide a solid framework for your own IP bundling partnerships. ... more »
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NEW! IP Portfolio Management for University Technology Transfer Offices: Assessing, Identifying and Nurturing the Winners This collection will provide you with practical strategies and “how-to” advice on your top portfolio management challenges ... more »
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Lessons Learned from Small Tech Transfer Offices That Pack a Big Punch Two TTO directors from small offices will present strategies for stretching your budget and your staff, and boosting your TTO’s deal flow ... more »
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Licensing Know-How: Capture the Full Value of Your Technologies and Foster Supportive Relationships with Licensees Learn to value know-how, how to draft a royalty schedule for know-how, and how your negotiation can maintain the financial integrity of know-how ... more »
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Licensing Research Tools: Maximizing Revenues While Combating Legal Risk Learn how to get maximum value from your research tool assets from attorney and licensing specialist Joe Runge during this detailed program ... more »
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Managing University Patent Annuities: How to Save Money While Increasing Productivity Take a look at the specifics, the costs, and the pros and cons of the various patent annuity management and maintenance choices available to TTOs ... more »
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Mass Aggregators, NPEs and Patent Trolls: Threat, Opportunity or Both for University TTOs Research institutions are being courted by the aggregators like never before, and a growing number are making “deals with the devil,” as some may put it. ... more »
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Maximize Your TTO's Patent Budget through Effective Use of Patent Counsel Learn creative strategies for immediate bottom-line benefits, significantly reducing your legal bills while improving the overall quality of patent filings ... more »
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Mining for Low-Tech Gold: Turning University Creative Works into New Licensing Dollars You are sitting on a potential gold mine. It lies in expanding your focus beyond strictly high-tech innovations to the realm of “creative works.” ... more »
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Nail It and Scale It: Ohio State's Cutting-Edge Commercialization Model This one hour program will detail Ohio State's “nail it and scale it” method and highlight Innovation Gateway’s fresh approach to IP commercialization ... more »
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Optimal Use of Provisional Patent Applications: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid Get expert guidance regarding provisional patent applications, their benefits and limitations, and best practices for using the applications ... more »
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Patent "Trolls" Under Fire: Strategies, Tactics and Legislation Impacting University Patents & Licensing Learn how the latest developments in patent troll legislation and regulation will impact your university’s intellectual property ... more »
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Patent Eligibility of Software Innovations in a Post-Alice Environment Effectively evaluate software-related invention disclosures and craft the strongest, most defensible claims when making an investment in patent protection ... more »
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Pre-launch Considerations for University Innovations: Focus Your TTO Staff and Budget on the Winners Our A-level team of experts will share their advice and guidance to help you hone in identifying the winners in your portfolio ... more »
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Proven Strategies for Reducing TTO Patent Expenses without Sacrificing Quality This series targets key areas within your patent budget that should be redlined for cost and quality reviews. ... more »
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Ready-to-Sign Licenses: Bring in More Licensing Revenue With Less Effort! Join our panel of experts as they share first-hand experience in drafting, marketing and overcoming the challenges of ready-to-sign licenses ... more »
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Royalty Audits: Are You Getting What You Bargained For? TTOs let millions in royalty revenue slip away because they don’t perform audits. It’s up to you to make sure licensees keep their end of the bargain. ... more »
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Separating the Winners from the Losers: Conducting an Effective Market Analysis for Your University’s Inventions Prioritizing among the many innovations in your organization’s IP portfolio is one of the most critical challenges faced by tech transfer professionals. ... more »
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Streamline Your Agreements Distance Learning Combo Save 100! Two distance learning programs that focuses squarely on the benefits and drawbacks of “express” licenses and “ready-to-sign” licenses ... more »
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Successful Transition of University IP From Discovery to Market: Case Study of the Johns Hopkins D2M Project During this program, Johns Hopkins staff will share their success and the inner workings of the Johns Hopkins "D2M Project" ... more »
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Successfully Monetize Your Dust-Collecting Patents During this program you’ll hear how UNeMed created a lucrative quarterly review process to oversee and maximize every patent’s value ... more »
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Successfully Protect and Monetize Your Software IP Learn proven ways to protect your IP, with a focus on directing claims to products that use the invention rather than the invention itself in the abstract ... more »
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Tech Launch Arizona's Asset Development Program: A Case Study Webinar This program will provide a roadmap for creating an effective asset development program at your university ... more »
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Technology Commercialization Roadmap By using Technology Commercialization Roadmaps, tech transfer offices are seeing a 90% licensing rate of patented inventions – well above national averages ... more »
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The "Need to Knowledge" Stage Gate Model for Objective Assessment and Efficient Advancement of University Innovations Learn about this proven model and get actionable takeaways you can put into practice to help advance your most promising innovations ... more »
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University Technology Commercialization Boot Camp This 13-session collection is a crash course in successful technology transfer featuring 25 of the country’s leading experts and TTO veterans ... more »
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Using Competitive Technical Intelligence Techniques to Assess University Patents This program will focus on how to systematically use Competitive Technical Intelligence (CTI) for detailed technology assessment and decision-making ... more »
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Using Customer Discovery Techniques to Validate Your University IP's Commercial Viability During this program you'll get detailed guidance on implementing the customer discovery process within your university ... more »
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What Patent Trolls Can Teach TTOs About Extracting Value From IP This talk will empower you to draw from “troll” strengths, as well as identify the strategies that will protect you in the event of a patent troll “attack.” ... more »
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When All Else Fails: How, When and Why to Terminate an IP License This program will explore issues and provide solutions related to terminating an IP license ... more »
Monthly Newsletters:
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Technology Transfer Tactics monthly newsletter Technology Transfer Tactics monthly newsletter provides in-depth guidance designed to hasten and streamline the commercialization process ... more »
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All Access Pass This program gives you and your staff a complete arsenal of tech transfer benchmarks, best practices, and success strategies – at your fingertips 24/7 ... more »
Software / Tools:
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invention evaluator Get a high-quality, objective analysis of your technology or IP, and an assessment of its commercial potential -- in just 10 business days ... more »
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TechAdvance™ Technology Assessment Tool A scientifically proven model for assessing your portfolio of technologies and identifying those with the greatest potential for commercialization ... more »