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探花视频 Law School Intellectual Property & Technology Law

- The nationally recognized 探花视频 Intellectual Property and Technology Program fosters a rich learning environment dedicated to understanding intellectual property and technology law. The program is anchored by students who are committed to becoming intellectual property lawyers. Students choose from over 15 different courses in the program, permitting them to develop course sequences tailored to their individual interests.

探花视频 Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic (LEC)

 - The LEC is a clinical program at 探花视频 Law School. It operates as an independent law office staffed by LEC Director  and law students. Participating students earn academic credit as they counsel entrepreneurial clients under the close supervision of the clinic director, and they also work with volunteer attorneys in the private bar. The LEC has a three-part mission:

  • To provide law students with rigorous, practical training in transactional law
  • To provide excellent legal services to entrepreneurs who lack access to the traditional legal marketplace
  • To contribute to human and economic flourishing in southeastern Wisconsin

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)

Technology Transfer partners with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs on sponsored research and the legally authorized representative for grants, contracts and assurances. Together, we help faculty and administrators build bridges between 探花视频 and our community.

Office of the General Counsel

ORI TT works closely with the Office of the General Counsel regarding all legal matters affecting technology transfer activities and agreements, including patent prosecution, copyrights, license agreements, joint ownership agreements, sponsored research agreements and non-disclosure agreements.

Office of Research and Innovation (ORI)

Technology Transfer is housed within the Office of Research and Innovation. This is to advance the university鈥檚 strategic initiatives for research and innovation and to provide an infrastructure to support entrepreneurship and commercialization.

Policies and Agreements

探花视频 Intellectual Property Policy

Confidentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

For matters involving OEE, 探花视频 investigators who need a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement (CDA/NDA) to receive or disclose confidential information to an external party should contact OEE. OEE will negotiate the CDA/NDA terms with the external party, update the investigator and coordinate signatures.

Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) reviews and manages any material transfer agreement (MTA) when an external party request material from or wishes to send material to investigators at 探花视频. Please contact the ORSP and please also inform OEE about transferring to external parties any materials that are the subject of an invention disclosure, patent application or issued patent.

Ownership of 探花视频 Intellectual Property

The intellectual property is owned by the university if the invention is first conceived or reduced to practice by faculty, staff or students:

  • working on university research or other university projects,
  • within the scope of university employment, or
  • under university grants and contracts with governmental entities or other third parties; or
  • with significant use of university resources

The intellectual property is owned by the inventor if the invention is first conceived or reduced to practice by faculty, staff or students:

  • if the intellectual property is created outside the scope of university employment,
  • without any significant use of university resources

Royalty Sharing

Under 探花视频鈥檚 current Intellectual Property Policy, net proceeds are divided as follows:


Net Proceeds and Royalties:
  1. Net proceeds from the licensing or sale of IP = gross proceeds less university's costs for IP protection/registration, production of prototypes, marketing, licensing, distribution, litigation, etc.
  2. Division of net proceeds:
         - 50% to the Inventor/Author
         - 25% to the University
         - 15% to OEE Technology Transfer Program
         - 10% to the Inventor or Author鈥檚 College, School, Program or Unit that supported IP creation, as determined on a case-by-case basis

 

  • Intellectual Property Training Video Modules
  • Intellectual Property Searching Tools