IP

Question 1

Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)

Answer 1

Transfer an invention for defined period and use
● Determine what happens with inventions
● Protect IP rights in your material
● Only give away rights you are willing to give away
● Signed by authorized signatory

Question 2

4 Types of Intellectual Property

Answer 2

● Patentable Inventions
● Trademarks
● Copyrights
● Trade Secrets

Question 3

The Tech Transfer Office can:

Answer 3

● Prepare technologies for the marketplace
● File a patent application
● Market and license to companies
● Develop and launch new startups
● Write and negotiate agreements
● Identify and negotiate IP issues
● IP disclosures and licenses

Question 4

Bayh-Dole Act

Answer 4

● December 1980
● Uniform patent policy among US federal agencies that fund research in the non-profit and small business sectors
● Encourage utilization of inventions
● Promote licensing, marketing, commercialization, availability of inventions