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Talking Technology Transfer

It’s all here… Technology transfer Spin-offs and start-ups Business incubation Pre-seed and seed funding www.vanderbilt.edu/technology_transfer. Talking Technology Transfer. Christopher D. McKinney Director Office of Technology Transfer and Enterprise Development Lecturer

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Talking Technology Transfer

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  1. It’s all here… Technology transfer Spin-offs and start-ups Business incubation Pre-seed and seed funding www.vanderbilt.edu/technology_transfer Talking Technology Transfer Christopher D. McKinney Director Office of Technology Transfer and Enterprise Development Lecturer Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science September, 2003

  2. Bringing the three functions together multiplies the opportunities for Vanderbilt Technology Transfer Enterprise Development Business Incubation

  3. OTTED serves Vanderbilt in many ways • Technology services Identification Protection Marketing Licensing Management • Enterprise development • Bio-business incubation • Education and in-reach • Compliance (federal, non-federal) • Materials transfer agreements • Clinical trials agreement services • Sponsored R&D agreement services

  4. Relationships matter… Association of University Technology Managers Tennessee Technology Transfer Leadership Forum Licensing Executives Society

  5. Principal Forms of IP • Patent • Copyright • Trademark/Service Mark • Trade Secret

  6. Why IP? • IP is a form of property which is intangible yet often quite valuable • The “value capture” comes through leveraging IP in partnerships, joint ventures, research collaborations, licenses, and the like

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  8. What?- process- machine- product- composition of matter (includes software) Patentability- novel- useful- non-obvious Exclusive right – not an affirmative one! Term- 20 years from filing Challenges – must file within one year of public use, offer for sale, sale, or publication; enters public domain after expiration of patent Variations- plant patent (asexual reproduction)- design patent (ornamental - 14 years) (Utility) Patent

  9. READ 180 ® http://teacher.scholastic.com/read180/

  10. Original works of expression fixed in a tangible form, including literary, musical, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, and audiovisual works (includes software) Right to reproduce, make derivative works, publicly distribute, perform, and display work Registration – not necessary but useful Term – life of author + 70 years or if “work for hire,” shorter of 95 years from publication or 100 years from creation But… only protects expression, not ideas; does not limit independent creation Variation - mask works Copyright

  11. Sentricon® http://www.dowagro.com/sentricon/us/story/index.htm

  12. Any mark (e.g., word, group of words, logo) that identifies the source of goods or services from those of another when used in commerce Owner can prevent others from using confusingly similar marks Common law rights – federal and state registrations available If registered on a federal basis, term can be extended forever “Use it or lose it” Avoid your mark becoming generic! Trademark/Service Mark

  13. Gatorade ® http://www.gatorade.com/#

  14. Data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, lists of actual or potential customers/suppliers that derive economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable Enforcement based on proper safeguarding Cannot be used to protect matter that can be readily observed or reverse engineered Can be a valuable form of protection if relationships are managed effectively Trade Secret

  15. REACT 350 ® http://www.energyabsorption.com/products/permanent/React350.htm

  16. High Points • Patentinventions • Copyrightexpressions • Trademark/service markgood will • Trade secretsecrets

  17. INCUBATION IS A GROWING ACTIVITY Bio-business in the Gulch Cumberland Emerging Technologies (CET)

  18. Vanderbilt Universityis a driver of the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center

  19. Contact information Christopher D. McKinney Office of Technology Transfer and Enterprise Development Vanderbilt University 1207 17th Avenue South, Suite 105 Nashville, Tennessee 37212 615/343-2430 (phone) 615/343-4419 (fax) chris.mckinney@vanderbilt.edu www.vanderbilt.edu/technology_transfer V2.11

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