2011 Industry Sponsored Research Workshop The IP Management Process Ling X. Shen, Ph.D., M.B.A. Licensing Officer CVIP Phone: CVIP Website:
Invention Disclosure to CVIP When:Conception and reduction to practice How:Invention Disclosure Forms, downloadable from the CVIP website To or to CVIP case manager with copy Lyne Laliberté, Manager, CVIP Operations & Patent Administration at Review:UMass Amherst IP Policy and Participation Agreement
Invention Disclosure Form Investigators/Inventors Intellectual contribution Background List of relevant prior art Description of Invention Novelty Working examples Prior Disclosure Oral and poster presentations Published papers, abstracts, dissertations
IP Evaluation and Protection Evaluation by CVIP Case Manager Review of invention disclosure and related materials Discussion with lead investigator/inventor Market analysis Review Process Involving System-Wide CVIP IP Protection Decision and Action
Likely Outcomes Inventions Developed under an Industry SRA Licensing to the industrial sponsor Inventions Developed without an Industry SRA Technology marketing by CVIP with assistance of lead investigator/inventor - Licensing to an existing company - Licensing to a start-up
Useful Web Links Invention Disclosure Forms: disclosure disclosure UMass Amherst IP Policies: transfer/policies-and-procedures transfer/policies-and-procedures Participation Agreements: -agreements -agreements