场外交易流程
研究
Your research efforts can lead to impactful discoveries and innovations. 如果有机会, university breakthroughs carry the potential to transform lives and change the world. 该办公室的目标是促进此类研究的进展,并将这些突破应用于现实世界.
发明披露
发明公开是发明人提交给OTC的发明的书面描述. This step is important for initiating the IP protection and marketing process.
It is best to disclose any idea/technology to OTC as soon as it is deemed an invention, even while in initial development phase. 它还需要在向第三方披露任何潜在的发明之前向OTC披露.
技术评估
场外交易将 evaluate the disclosed invention based on following factors:
- 可专利性:根据美国.S. patent law, an invention is patentable if it meets the following requirements:
- 可授予专利的客体:可授予专利的客体包括方法, 机器, 生产的文章, 物质的组成. (对比, some non-patentable subject matters include data structures, nonfunctional descriptive material like books or music, 电磁信号, 自然法则, 以及其他抽象概念.)
- Utility: An invention should be useful and have an intended purpose in the real world.
- 新颖性:在申请日之前,发明的细节不应公开披露. (有些国家有一个宽限期,在公开披露后仍然允许专利申请.)
- Non-obviousness: For an invention to be patentable, it should not be obvious to an ordinary skilled person in the subject. The invention should not be apparent by looking at the prior art in the subject.
- 使能关系:发明应该有足够的细节来解释,一个在本领域具有普通技能的人可以在没有任何撤消实验的情况下实现它.
- 商业潜力:OTC将根据技术的商业化潜力对技术进行评估. This includes analyzing the market needs and demands for similar technologies.
- 竞争性技术:OTC将审查目前市场上可用的竞争性技术. This review will give an idea about market needs and potential licensees.
- Feasibility of development and manufacturing:
我们的工作人员将与发明人会面讨论发明,以便相互了解发明及其应用. We will consider these aspects along with your input, 一起决定是否继续保护发明. 根据技术的不同,这个过程可能需要1周到3周的时间. Any prior public disclosures or prior art might affect the evaluation process. If an invention qualifies for further consideration, we will proceed with protection and marketing to find a qualified licensee.
知识产权保护
Inventions can be protected using patents, copyrights and trademarks. Utility patents are the most commonly used patent type. 专利是授予新的, 不明显但有用的发明, 比如一个过程, 机, article of manufacture or composition of matter. Copyrights are granted to original works of authorship including literary, 戏剧性的, 音乐的, 艺术作品, 软件, 体系结构, 和集合. 如果发明符合条件,OTC将继续进行并协调申请提交过程. A patent attorney is engaged to draft the patent application. The inventor works closely with the attorney to complete the application. 完成的专利申请提交给美国专利商标局(USPTO).
市场营销
大多数情况下,发明人确定的潜在被许可人对技术许可是有用的. OTC使用多种来源和策略来确定潜在的被许可人以营销该发明. OTC网站列出了金沙中国开发的所有可获得许可的发明. 其他第三方服务也用于寻找潜在的被许可方和营销技术. 另外, 我们的工作人员确定可能对授权感兴趣的公司,并单独与他们联系. 发明者的积极参与可以极大地提高发明与公司匹配的机会. 您的研究和咨询关系通常有助于确定公司内部潜在的被许可方和技术冠军.
场外交易将 work closely with the inventors in the process of marketing the technologies. Inventor is the best person to describe the technology and its advantages. OTC将在发明人和潜在被许可人之间召开会议,讨论发明和公司要求. 如果公司希望了解机密信息或要求样品进行测试,可以做出许可的决定, 场外交易将 联系 合同和行业协议 to execute appropriate agreements (Option agreement, NDA, MTA, RCA, etc.),以保护发明及相关专有技术的机密性.
许可
许可证是大学和被许可人之间的协议,被许可人被授予创作的权利, 使用或出售发明. Inventions can be licensed to one or multiple licensees depending on the exclusivity. 排他性许可将权利转让给单个被许可人,并限制所有者在许可期内将相同的权利授权给任何其他第三方. 非排他性许可将权利交易给多个被许可人,每个人都可以生产和销售该发明. 场外交易将 identify the appropriate license and 联系 合同和行业协议 to 与被许可方协商条款.
收入
许可费用, 在本发明的许可期间,与被许可方协商版税和付款期限. 授权收入, after reimbursement of the patenting and file expenses, will be distributed among the inventors and the university. 如果有多个发明者, 发明人的收入份额将根据发明人在发明披露时同意的发明人贡献在他们之间进行分配.
For joint inventions with other institutions, 收入的分配将在机构间协议(IIA)中进行谈判和确定。. 合同和行业协议与外部机构合作,使国际投资协定到位是适当的.