Major Objectives

• To transfer new knowledge and technology for the benefit of the public
• To diversify and increase corporate support of faculty research
• To protect and manage the intellectual property assets of the University

Services Offered

• Assist in identifying research results having commercial potential
• Evaluate new discoveries to determine potential for commercialization
• Administer the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent
  applications, trademarks, and copyrights
• Comply with federal reporting requirements for new inventions
• Market intellectual property rights having commercial potential
• Negotiate licensing arrangements with corporate partners
• Administer existing license agreements to ensure product development
  and royalty payments to the University
• Administer the transfer of materials (e.g., cell lines, clones) between the
  University and others to protect intellectual property rights
• Facilitate the development of startup companies based on the UO technology