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Technology Transfer Tactics,
Vol. 4, No. 8 (pp 113-128) August 2010

• U of New Mexico TTO gets serious about enforcing patent rights. With limited resources and no appetite for courtroom maneuvers, university-based technology transfer offices have traditionally been weak enforcers of patent rights. But that stance may be changing.
• Use this checklist to standardize the royalty audit process. Amid the daily hustle and bustle of a busy TTO, tracking and checking the accuracy of royalty payments is one activity that frequently is shunted aside or, at best, performed on an ad hoc basis.
• MO school taps royalty income to boost prospects for fresh IP. Even if potential licensees or investors show an interest in the IP, they inevitably ask for additional data or a prototype. And that’s where the roadblock commonly referred to as the Valley of Death begins.
• Pocket-sized ‘coaching card’ helps inventors when pitching industry. A collaborative group involving the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Technology Management and its Office of Enterprise Development has developed a tri-fold reminder the size of a business card designed to be carried by inventors when they go to outside meeting.
• Guest Commentary: Tips for drafting and prosecuting patent applications after Bilski v. Kappos.
• Start-up’s goal is recovering ‘rogue IP’ for patent holders. Some estimates suggest that as much as 30% of university inventions are commercialized through the “back door” by their faculty inventors. It was this IP leakage that led three individuals to co-found the aptly named “Rogue IP” to address the problems.
• Ohio’s statewide master agreement with P&G smooths path to licenses. A master sponsored research agreement hammered out between the University System of Ohio and Proctor & Gamble promises a steadier flow of research dollars and a more efficient means of securing lab funding — while also smoothing a path to licensing deals between the state’s TTOs and the corporate giant.

Posted August 6th, 2010 under Current Issue