1. 1 Intellectual Property, Licensing and Start-Ups at RIT Perceptions, Myths and Reality Starting with Students and their concepts Presenter: William Leonard

2. 2 Students and Intellectual Property u Get on average 2 ideas/week u Hamburger earmuffs u Faculty and external contacts –Contact with students and faculty –Outside contacts –Student coop

3. 3 Preparing to determine Patentability u Classroom issues/teams u Searching prior art u Considering embodiment of concept

4. 4 Preparing to determine Patentability u Journals –Engineering

5. 5 Preparing to determine Patentability u Journals –Invention

6. 6 College Interactions u Inter-college u Intra-college

7. 7 Conflict of Interest u The gray line of consulting vs. RIT –Phone/lab/materials u Students doing work for outsiders u Faculty and Industry

8. 8 Case Studies u Hamburger earmuffs u ID to Design u Kitchen scale u Tiger torch

9. 9 Case Studies - Kitchen scale

10. 10 Case Studies - Tiger torch

11. 11 Want to try it? u Excite with fun but no nonsense u Activate that secret chromosome –‘Do you feel the love?’ –‘Don’tcha hate it when!’ u Be flexible –‘Soap Dish’ –‘Foggin – A’ ©

12. 12 Time for Questions? William Leonard RIT, CAST B70, MMETPS Rm 1329 wmlast@rit.edu (585) 475-5813