Join USPTO Director Andrei Iancu and Massachusetts Institute of Technology entrepreneurs for a virtual panel discussion on the university government relationship in the innovation economy on Friday, December 11, 2020 from 3:00-4:30pm ET.
The discussion will highlight the new National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) initiative launched by the USPTO in September 2020 and how this effort will help build a more diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem.
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What is Tech Transfer?
Technology transfer is the movement of knowledge and discoveries to the general public. It can occur through publications graduating students entering the workforce, presentations at conferences, and research relationships with industry. For the TLO, however, technology transfer refers to the formal licensing of MIT owned intellectual property to third parties such as start-up companies or corporations.
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The process of technology transfer involves the initial submission to the TLO of a new technology which has arisen from research or activity undertaken by MIT employees. The process then moves to evaluation, potential patenting, marketing and licensing the intellectual property to third parties.
Learn MoreAnnual update
Each year the TLO publishes information on its technology transfer activity including disclosures received, patents submitted and filed, startups launched, and royalty revenue received.
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