UMCP ranked 53rd among all U.S. universities and 14th among universities without medical schools for licensing payments received in the 1995 AUTM survey. In addition to licensing payments, OTL's total income includes payments to the university to help fund the further development of university technologies. These technology development agreements, which are typically associated with a license or option agreement, make up 42 percent of the total income generated by OTL's activity. Payments made by licensees to cover patent costs comprise the remaining percentage of OTL's total income. The income generated by OTL keeps the technology transfer cycle in motion.
Copyrightable works have a similar distribution process.
Because the income received from OTL's efforts is growing at a sharp rate, the office is steadily reducing its reliance on university funding. Copyright 1999 Office of Technology Liaison. All Rights Reserved. This page is maintained by the Office of Technology Liaison.