Protecting Intellectual Property

The Laboratory's ability to use the results of its own scientific research and to effectively meet its congressionally mandated technology transfer mission depends on how well it protects its intellectual property. This intellectual property includes the inventions, discoveries, software, drawings, and technical know-how of Laboratory staff.

The Technology Transfer Division works with inventors/authors and the Laboratory's Legal Counsel to identify, legally protect, and manage LANL’s intellectual property to enable the development of partnerships with industry. Such partnerships have a positive impact on both the regional and the national economies, while simultaneously expanding the Laboratory's intellectual property portfolio and generating resources for Laboratory programs through licensing and royalty income.

LANL employees agree to report any potential intellectual property developed during their employment at the Laboratory when they sign their employment agreement with Los Alamos National Security, LLC. [Admin. Manual Sec. 713 (pdf)]

The IDEAs Web portal is a Laboratory only tool to assist you in creating, modifying, reviewing, and submitting invention disclosures electronically to Laboratory Counsel–Intellectual Property (LC-IP) and the Technology Transfer (TT) Division.This system is not only designed to save you time and effort but to reduce the paperwork required of the old manual process.

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All patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can be accessed on the Internet. Nearly 1500 patents have been issued for Los Alamos inventions since 1945.

TT Tip: Intellectual Property