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Types of Intellectual Property

What is a patent?

A US patent is a right to prevent others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing their invention, within the US, for a certain period of time - usually 20 years from the filing date.

What is a trademark?

A trademark is a symbol, word, phrase, or design that identifies and distinguishes the goods or services of one company or organization from those of another.

What is a copyright?

A copyright is a legal protection that gives the creator of an original work the exclusive right to control how that work is used and distributed.

What are trade secrets and proprietary info?

Trade secrets and proprietary information refer to confidential and valuable information that is not publicly disclosed and gives an organization a competitive advantage.

lifecycle chart of the tech transfer process

Technology Transfer Life Cycle

The technology transfer life cycle is critical for research institutions to incentivize innovation and bring new technologies to the world.

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Bring your creations to life and profit from your innovation

Contributor and TTC collaboration opens the door to lucrative opportunites. Contributors share in the revenue received for commercialized innovations.

You are crucial to the commercialization process

You support the process by:

Disclosing innovations as soon as possible with our online form.
Identifying companies that may be interested in the innovation.
Documenting your development and being responsive to questions from the TTC.
Planning publication of innovations with the TTC.
Participating in the marketing of products resulting from your innovation.

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