什么是知识产权?
知识产权 (IP) is a set of intangible rights attached to many products, 包括材料, 作品, 技术, 流程, 或程序, 并且可能受到专利的保护, 商标, 和/或版权法,有时通过合同.
UNH创新 –Intellectual Asset Management
Commercializing UNH’s intellectual assets (like intellectual property developed through 研究 activity) is one of the main points in UNH's strategic plan, and is a priority for UNH创新 (UNHI). 在UNHI, the main goal of the Intellectual Asset Management team is to help get UNH-derived ideas out into the world and maximize their social and economicimpact by focusing on use rather than financial return. The university’s over $100 million 研究 portfolio creates positive institutional and social change and helps cement UNH as a world-class 研究 institution and economic engine. Our commercialization efforts protect and disseminate the hard work and years of 研究 conducted by faculty, 工作人员, 和学生, which attracts new 研究 partners and avenues for funding.
访问 UNH创新’s website for more intellectual property information and 资源.
The 知识产权 商业化 Process
研究
Observations made and experiments conducted as part of a 研究 program often lead to discoveries and innovations that can have significant value to larger audiences, 包括商业价值. In many cases, multiple 研究ers may have contributed to 创新
One of your first opportunities to contact UNHI is during (or even before) the initial phase of your 研究 endeavor. You will be assigned a licensing manager from UNHI who will provide guidance on best practices for protecting your 研究 and will start to lay the foundation for potential commercialization.
信息披露
Submitting a disclosure of your innovation to UNHI is the first formal step in obtaining proper IP protection and commercializing your innovation. You are strongly encouraged to submit innovation disclosures early in the development process to avoid any potential problems.
创新资料披露表格
The 创新 信息披露 Form (IDF) is a written notice to UNHI that you have an innovation. It is a confidential document that should fully describe your innovation so that UNHI can begin an assessment. If you are planning on presenting your innovation through publications, 海报会议, 会议, 新闻稿, 或其他公共传播, you should complete an IDF well beforehand. There are separate forms for disclosing inventions, 版权, software, 和商标. We can assist you in filling out the correct form. Click here to start the disclosure process
评估
创新 assessment is the period in which you and your UNHI licensing manager review 创新 disclosure, conduct searches for conflicting patents or 商标s (as applicable), and analyze the market and competitive landscape to determine 创新’s commercialization potential. This evaluation process will guide UNHI’s strategy for how best to protect and commercialize your innovation. 商业化 may result in licensing 创新 to an existing company or creating a new business.
保护
Protecting the rights of those who create IP is a high priority for UNHI. Common IP protection methods include patents, 版权, 和商标, but could also include contractual use restrictions (e.g.，查阅资料库及资料). IP protection may not always be possible or necessary, and the legal costs may outweigh the benefits. We will work with you to determine the best course of action during 创新 assessment. The managing director of UNHI makes the final decision as to whether to file a patent or 商标 application or seek another form of protection.
市场营销
There are two primary avenues UNHI pursues to get your ideas into the market:
- Help you create your own company and license 创新 from UNH to the company
- 寻找第三方被许可方
Create Your Own Company and License the 创新
With some innovations, an entirely new business might create the greatest opportunities. UNHI can connect you to other innovators and entrepreneurs with experience in start-up formation and guide you through the process of planning and funding your new business.
寻找第三方被许可人
有你的参与, UNHI can seek candidate organizations that have the expertise, 资源, and business networks to bring your innovation to market. Each innovation may be at a different development stage, 在你的帮助下, UNHI identifies existing opportunities in the marketplace where your innovation might be a good fit. If there is interest in 创新, UNHI will begin negotiations to enter into a licensing agreement with the third party. 有时是扩展许可, such as open source or Creative Commons, 是合适的, but many times the public is better served through traditional fee- and/or royalty-bearing licenses with a third party.
许可
Once a licensee has been identified, UNHI will negotiate and complete the license agreements. A license agreement is a formal contract between the owner of IP and another party. The owner grants permission to use that IP, usually for a specific period and objective. 不管创新如何, there are standard terms included in each license agreement to protect the interests of the innovator, 创新, 该机构, and the Federal Government (if applicable). UNHI will work with you in the development of an appropriate commercialization strategy for 创新 and negotiate the terms of the agreement with the licensee. UNHI will also manage the license agreement for UNH over its lifetime, including collecting license deliverables such as licensee commercialization reports and payments.
商业化
After a license agreement has been signed, the licensee continues the advancement of 创新 and makes other business investments to develop the product or service. This step may include further development, 获得监管部门的批准, 销售和市场支持, 培训, 以及其他活动.
收入
收入s received by the university from licenses are distributed to the innovator(s) as a personal recognition and to the college(s) of the innovator(s), the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for 研究 (SVPR), 以及联合国艾滋病规划署. 集体, the revenues fund additional 研究 and education and encourage further participation in 创新 and commercialization process.
Check out the UNH Innovator’s Guide to 商业化 to learn more about the commercialization process and working with UNHI
