The following is a list of the articles that appear in the October 2007 issue of Technology Transfer Tactics monthly newsletter.

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Technology Transfer Tactics,
Vol. 1, No. 6 (pp 81-96) October 2007

• Patent costs, paperwork to spiral under new USTPO rules. University tech transfer programs are buzzing about new rules guiding patent examinations that were published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the Federal Register on August 21, 2007 ………. p. 81
• Selling royalty rights can be sweet for all. A vaccine to prevent the flu is undoubtedly a blockbuster product with the potential for many years of big payoffs for its developers. But when the University of Michigan realized it had such a winner — FluMist — in its line-up of technologies, it opted to forego that likely annuity and sell the royalty rights to Drug Royalty Corp., an investment management company, for up to $35 million ………. p. 81
• Texas A&M adds commercialization to tenure criteria, boosts flow of inventions. Professors and researchers at Texas A&M are finding they can get more than royalties by commercializing their innovations ………. p. 82
• Tip of the Month: ‘Timing is everything’ may apply to tech transfer marketing efforts ………. p. 83
• IP auctions offer new avenue for monetizing your innovations. If you’re looking for a new avenue for getting some dollars for your homeless IP, you can now put it up for auction to the highest bidder ………. p. 84
• Deanslist.com matches IP with prospective buyers. In addition to holding IP auctions as a means of bring buyers to IP owners, Ocean Tomo recently launched a new website for universities, inventors, and companies looking to match IP with buyers …. p. 84
• U.S. Court of Appeals imposes new standard for ‘willful infringement.’ A court ruling in August has made it much more difficult to prove willful infringement, further weakening patent protection ………. p. 86
• Community outreach, advisory board spur UWash tech transfer office rebound. Revenues from the tech transfer program at UWash have been going straight up for the past few years as a result of efforts to make the department more efficient and more welcoming for would-be entrepreneurs, investors and university researchers ………. p. 90
• Advisory boards are not for everyone. Should your TT department have an advisory board? ………. p. 91
• Streamlined license agreement key to tech transfer turnaround. A number of different strategies contributed to the dramatic turnaround of the tech transfer program at the University of Washington, but perhaps none as clearly visible as the TTO’s effort to streamline its license agreement ………. p. 92
• Web-based customer service survey garners feedback for TTO. University of Louisville tech transfer office has been conducting an online customer service survey that other TTOs could easily adapt and implement ………. p. 93
• Legal Q&A: Take steps to protect your IP when a licensee faces possible bankruptcy ………. p. 94