Should The University elect to retain its rights and title, a member of the OTL staff will contact the lead inventor to discuss further arrangements for marketing and licensing the invention. Successful technology transfer occurs best where the OTL and the inventive team develop a close working relationship. In some instances, the inventors may be aware of key industry contacts that will be most interested in licensing or continued research. In theses instances, the OTL will provide services primarily in guiding the protection of the intellectual property and in negotiating any licenses or contracts that may be desired by industry and UT Austin. In other cases, where industry contacts are not well-known, the OTL will provide more comprehensive services in determining what and where the market for the technology may lie, in developing and implementing a strategy for making and replying to contacts, and will facilitate continued discussions between interested industry partners and inventors, as well as negotiation of agreements.
Individual copies are available upon request.
Staff members of the OTL are also available for brown bag lunches or short seminars. Faculty and interested students are invited to attend a short presentation followed by a question and answer session on topics that concern the development and protection of intellectual property, licensing, or other related topics. Because of demand, we try to limit these sessions to approximately one hour. For further information, contact Renee Harvey Mallett. The following links provide a host of information about intellectual property.