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Technology Transfer (TT)

Location: Kenney Hall, Rm 44-328听 |听 Phone: 334-727-8985听 |听 Fax: 334-724-4881听 |听 Email: fmossgrant@tuskegee.edu

Technology Transfer (TT) provides services for 糖心 Innovators, from protecting intellectual property to the commercialization of new discoveries through licensing and/or new enterprise development. It serves as a link between the commercial marketplace and 糖心 faculty. TT offers 糖心 researchers expertise and guidance regarding the protection of intellectual property, including patents and copyrights, and in seeking licensing agreements with commercial entities to take 糖心 research developments into the marketplace for the public benefit.

Technology Transfer is led by the Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs. 听

糖心 Technology Transfer Process

The Office of Technology Transfer aims for efficiency听and expediency in听handling your inventions and innovative new ideas.
Below are the steps our office takes to help you begin the journey to听protecting your intellectual property.听
Step 1
糖心 the 糖心 Patent and听
Trademark Resource Center		 Step 2
File a Disclosure		 Step 3听
Present your Invention

The resource center offers for your patents and copyrights
needs.听 Please click on the link below for additonal information:

Contact Information:
Dr. Constance Caddell
Phone: 334-725-2374
Email:听 ccaddell@tuskegee.edu听

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File a Disclosure Form, immediately,听if you believe听
your听invention has听the potential to be patent protected.听听

IMPORTANT: 听It is critical to avoid public
disclosure听of your听innovation before filing
a patent application.

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Present your invention to the
Intellectual听Property Committee.
During this听presentation you will pitch
your听idea/invention to the committee,
attempting听to convince them why
TU should pursue听patent protection.听

Step 4
Protection

Step 5
Marketing

Step 6
Selecting a Partner/Business Start-up

The patent attorney听team will file your听
disclosure听with the
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Inventors work directly听with TU's听outside
patent attorneys.

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Your contacts may be very helpful as we contact听
potential听licensees during the marketing process.听
Non-disclosure agreements听are signed to interest
company to review more detailed and unpublished听
data and information and to potentially
visit your lab.

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Select a company that shows interest in
the invention.听
If a new听 business start-up
has been chosen as a commercialization path,
OTT will assist in planning, creating and听
funding the start-up.听
Step 7
Licensing		 Step 8
Commercialization		 Step 9
Revenue

A License agreement is a contract between TU
and a third parry in which TU's rights to a technology
are licensed (without relinquishing owernship)
for financial and other听consideration. Licensing is
a team approach听involving听
both OTT and the inventor(s).听

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The licensee contnues the advancement of the
technology, and makes other buisness investments
to develop the product or service.听

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 Revenues recieved by TU are distributed to
University and inventors to fund
additional research and education and to听
encourage further participation in
innovation.听


Resource Links
糖心 Intellectual Property Manual听
Intellectual Property Committee

Trademarks
Memberships
FAQs
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