University of Washington
Administrative Policy Statements
Rev/Oct 27, 2003
59.4
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Technology Transfer
Table of Contents
1.
Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property
2.
Patents: A General Overview
a.
Definition of a Patent
b.
Characteristics of a Patentable Invention
c.
Identifying the Inventors
d.
Principal Features of Federal Patent Policy
e.
Employee Invention Agreements
3.
Copyrights: A General Overview
a.
Definition of Copyrights
b.
University Copyright Policy
c.
Software
4.
Evaluation, Patenting, and Licensing
a.
Reporting Inventions
b.
Invention Disclosure
c.
Laboratory Notebooks
d.
Evaluation, Patenting, and Licensing Process
e.
Types of Licenses
f.
Assistance in Licensing and Patenting Inventions
5.
License Revenue
a.
Allocation of Costs and Division of Royalties, Equity, and License Fees
b.
Equity in Business Ventures
c.
Disposition and Distribution of Equity Interests
6.
Confidentiality and Public Disclosure
a.
Public Disclosure/State Exemptions
b.
Safeguarding Confidentiality of the Innovation
c.
Public Disclosure and Its Relationship to Patents
7.
Relationships With Industry
a.
Transfer of Innovations Without Intellectual Property Protection
b.
Consulting Work Related to Inventive Activity
c.
Reporting Technologies Developed Outside University Employment
d.
University Testing or Development of Privately Owned Technology
8.
Additional Information
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