Release Date: April 9, 2012
Universities are involved in technology transfer activities related to the intellectual property generated by their faculty, staff and students. Research administrators need to understand the basics of these activities in order to obtain agreements that are compliant with federal law and promote research activities. This program will start with the policies and regulations which created most modern practices, like the Bayh-Dole Act, the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and federal government rights and regulations. It will also provide an understanding of intellectual property, starting with patents, copyrights, and trademarks. It will continue with the transfer mechanisms used to get the IP into the hands of the industrial collaborators with definitions of the different agreements, namely licenses and options as well as the impact of the recent America Invents Act. It will cover the terms used in those agreements like exclusivity, fields of use, timeframes, royalties, equity, and patent cost recoveries. Examples will be shared and analyzed.
Program Level: Overview
Target Audience: Pre-Award and Departmental Administrators
Learning Objectives
- Obtain a fundamental understanding of intellectual property;
- Understand industry collaborations and what they mean to the university;
- Understand the basics and beyond of agreement terms and conditions.
Moderator: Jilda Garton, Vice President for Research and General Manager of Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Georgia Institute of Technology
Panelists: Elaine Brock, Senior Associate Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, University of Michigan;Cathy Innes, Director, Office of Technology Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Alexandra McKeown, Associate Dean for Research Administration, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
