Services

UTRF provides several services to help transform UT inventions into products and services for the market. These include:

Evaluation of invention disclosure agreements, including assessment of:
- Its novelty
- The ability to protect the idea
- The commercial potential of the invention
Funding and managing the patent process
Marketing the invention to potential licensees
Negotiating license agreements
Managing licensee and government compliance issues
Registering copyrights or trademarks
Materials Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
Consulting on intellectual property (IP) provisions in research agreements
Collecting and distributing royalties
Supporting start-up companies based on UT technology
Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs)
Presenting educational seminars on intellectual property and start-up issues