PATENTS AND INVENTIONS |
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| Principal investigator:
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- Discloses nature and background of new intellectual property
to the Technology Transfer Office by filling out and signing
an Invention Disclosure Form
- Assigns new intellectual property to the University of
Utah
- Maintains written documentation of each technology
- Assists the Technology Transfer Office with estimation
of size and nature of potential markets
- Ensures compliance with university technology transfer
policy by project personnel
- Discloses to the Technology Transfer Office relevant funding
sources and any pre-existing obligations to funding sponsors
or providers of proprietary materials; maintains records
on same
- Provides information on "prior art"; assists
TTO in preparation and prosecution of patent applications;
executes assignment to the University of Utah and other
formal documents associated with patenting
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality when dealing with
intellectual property
- Initiates Material Transfer Agreements regarding transfer
of University of Utah materials to others by contacting
the Technology Transfer Office and assists TTO in the processing
of same
- Completes invention portion of Continuing Grant Applications
and Final Invention Report
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| Other research personnel:
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- Provide assistance to the Principal Investigator and the
Technology Transfer Office in support of invention disclosures,
assignments to the University and licensing as needed
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| Department/center/project
financial officer: |
- Refers potential inventors to TTO
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| Department chair/center
director: |
- Assures that project is in compliance with state, federal,
sponsor and University of Utah policies and regulations
regarding patents and inventions
- Encourages inventors to disclose inventions to the Technology
Transfer Office
- Promotes compliance with the University technology transfer
policies within the department/center
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| Deans office/designee:
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- Promotes compliance with the University technology transfer
policies within the college/school
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| Executive administration:
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- The Vice President for Research is responsible for matters
of policy regarding technology transfer and operation of
the Technology Transfer Office
- Establishes the membership of the Technology Transfer
Advisory Council
- Promotes compliance with University technology transfer
policies
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| Conflict of Interest
committee: N/A |
- The director of TTO sits on the Conflict of Interest Committee
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| Environmental Health
and Safety, Department: N/A |
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| Governmental Accounting
and Support Services: N/A |
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Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee/
Animal Resource Center: N/A |
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| Institutional Review
Board: N/A |
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| Office of Internal
Audit: |
- Provides information, analyses, and counsel to assist
management in ethically, effectively, and efficiently fulfilling
their management responsibilities
- Examines, assesses and reports on accountability and controls
- Reviews and evaluates the Technology Transfer Office's
financial and information technology systems
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| Radiological Health,
Department: N/A |
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| Institutional Biosafety
Committee: N/A |
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| Office of Sponsored
Projects: |
- Assures appropriate language for all proposals and awards
as per University policy
- Coordinate with Principal Investigator and TTO as required
- Coordinates receipt of Conflict of Interest recommendations
- Forwards potential conflict of interest disclosures to
the Technology Transfer Office
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| Technology Transfer
Office: |
- Administers University policy regarding inventions, patenting,
licensing, monitoring agreements, payments to inventors
and the University, and obligations to sponsoring agencies
- Advises the VP for Research and Technology Transfer Advisory
Committee on trends in University intellectual property
practices and recommends policy changes for review and consideration
- Assists in interpreting existing policy in consultation
with General Counsel
- Establishes office procedures for Licensing staff and
Intellectual Property assistants that allow office to comply
with University policy and sponsoring agency policies, emphasizing
compliance with all Bayh-Dole requirements
- Review and update respective procedures annually with
staff and assistants for educational and compliance purposes
- Report as requested, usually semi-annually, to the University
of Utah Research Foundation Board
- Review and evaluate invention disclosures for completeness,
particularly with respect to appointments, funding sources
and potential publication dates
- Assess patentability and commercial potential of inventions,
working with inventors, patent counsel, databases, and consultants,
as appropriate
- Notifies sponsoring agencies at required times during
this process as per procedure
- Carries out patenting strategy as per procedure
- Markets inventions and negotiates licenses as per procedure
- Reviews intellectual property clauses in sponsored research
agreements upon request of Office of Sponsored Projects
- Participates in Conflict of Interest meetings and reports
per policy
- Maintains computerized database and physical files to
allow reporting, patenting, licensing and monitoring of
agreements as per procedures
- Office personnel serve on Conflict of Interest Committee
- Interprets specific circumstances where researchers have
dual relationships as creators of UU intellectual property
and involvements with corporations
- Follows process for notification of potential issues
- Acts as a resource for University community in understanding
their intellectual property responsibilities
- Actively solicits invention disclosures through presentations
and meetings with inventors
- Prepares presentations and participates in educating University
community about their responsibilities toward sponsoring
agencies and the University
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