COGR TT Tutorial 2000

A TUTORIAL ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COGR – September 2000 A TUTORIAL ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Table of Contents Foreword Introduction: The Role of the University in the New Economy 1 I. Technology Transfer: A Definition 1 II. Technology Transfer: An Important Contribution to the University Mission 2 III. The Bayh-Dole Act: Providing the Platform for University Technology Transfer 2 A. The Purpose and Effect of Bayh-Dole 2 B. Important Aspects of Bayh-Dole 3 C. University (and other nonprofit) Obligations Under Bayh-Dole 4 D. The Government’s Rights in University Inventions 5 IV. Intellectual Property: An Indispensable Component of Technology Transfer 5 A. Formulating an Intellectual Property Policy 6 B. Managing the Intellectual Property Assets 7 V. Technology Transfer: How the Process Works 8 A. Submitting the Disclosure 8 B. When the Disclosure is an Invention 8 1. Evaluating a Disclosure for Patenting 8 2. Filing the Patent Application 10 3. Marketing the (finding a licensee) 10 4. Negotiating License 11 5. Distribution of Patent Licensing Revenues 14 C. When the Disclosure is Computer Software 14 1. Choosing the Best Form of Protection 14 2. Choosing the Best Form of Licensing 15 ...