During the 90 days, NU-TECH looks fundamentally at two things. The MOA may also contain clauses regarding the obtaining of further research funding from industry. The researcher is a vital part of the patent preparation and proscecution process, the marketing and search process, and the license negotiation process. For a patent to be granted on an invention, it must be useful and novel, and it must be non-obvious to someone skilled in the field. It can be a device, process, method, machine, manufacturable article, composition of matter, or a new use of or improvement to an existing invention.
Most patents are improvements on previous technology rather than something totally new.
You must have 'reduced it to practice', that is, it cannot be merely an idea. Finally, you must be the inventor. The Patent Application Process Obtaining a patent is a long, complicated process that involves various decisions and costs. NU-TECH 's normal approach is file first in the U.S. to establish a date. We then attempt to find a licensee and pass the cost of subsequent patent filings on to them.