OTL: Resources for Inventors




		Resources for Inventors Important Information Patent and Copyright Agreements Early Stage Interactions Forms Sample Documents Research Funds Entrepreneurial Resources Other Web Sites Researcher Portal http://otlportal.stanford.edu/wd/ Your gateway to: the web disclosure form for submitting new invention ideas detailed patent, marketing and financial information on your active inventions information on your industrial sponsored research, collaborations and MTAs keeping us up-to-date with your correct contact information Important Information Patent Issues Facing Universities OTL and the Inventor: Roles in Technology Transfer Vical Research License Suggestions for Keeping Laboratory Notebooks Nontraditional Publications and Their Effect on Patentable Inventions by Todd E. Garabedian of Wiggin & Dana, LLP Protecting Your Ability to Get a Patent: What Counts as a Bar to Patenting? by Lita Nelsen, MIT, Technology Licensing Office How to Get Better Patents: Working with Your Patent Attorney, reprinted with the permission of Skjerven Morrill, LLP. Prior Art Searches The Patent Approach of Stanford's OTL Stanford Startups Open Source at Stanford Bayh-Dole Regulations (37 CFR 401) top of page Patent and Copyright Agreements Memo Regarding Patent and Copyright Agreements Patent and Copyright Agreement for Personnel at Stanford (SU-18) Patent and Copyright Agreement for Personnel at Stanford Who Have a Prior Existing and Conflicting Intellectual Property Agreement with Another Employer (SU-18a) top of page EPIC Program Information for Inventors top of page Early Stage Interactions Invention Evaluation Checklist First Inventor Meeting Agenda top of page Forms Invention Disclosure Form, available in PDF format (PDF help) top of page Sample Documents New Company Prospectus Outline Sample Marketing Abstract Internal Use Software Agreement Letter Agreement for Material Transfer Software License Agreement available in PDF format One Way CDA, Stanford Researcher to Company (Word doc) top of page Research Funds The OTL Research and Graduate Fellowship Fund top of page Entrepreneurial Resources The Stanford Medical Device Network The Stanford Entrepreneurship Network - supports entrepreneurship teaching, research, and collaboration campus-wide. The Stanford Technology Ventures Program - the entrepreneurship education center located within the University's School of Engineering. Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Graduate School of Business - founded in 1996 to build understanding of the issues faced by entrepreneurial companies and individuals Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES) - a community that encourages learning, fosters innovation and inspires the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. Entrepreneur Club at the Graduate School of Business - focuses on the interests of risk-seeking students who want to build and manage new organizations. Golden State Capital Network - seeks to link California entrepreneurs with sources of equity capital and to provide educational programs and technical assistance to help entrepreneurs increase their "investment readiness." http://www.pharmastart.org/ top of page Other Web Sites Stanford Pages of Interest Industrial Contracts Office The Stanford Medical Device Network Conflict of Interest Resources Research Policy Handbook Schools and Departments Research Centers A Guide for Corporations The Stanford Entrepreneurship Network The Stanford Technology Ventures Program School of Medicine Core Research Facillites Patent Information Delphion - Allows you to conduct patent and prior art research. Requires registration. STO's Patent Search - Source Translation & Optimization's (STO) Internet Patent Search System. US Patent and Trademark Office - US Patent office information about patents, trademarks and copyright. Miscellaneous Technology Transfer Sites Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) - The AUTM homepage is a wealth of information on technology transfer issues. Contains valuable links to tech transfer organizations, government resources, legislation issues, available technologies, and information on AUTM courses and events. Community of Science - The Community of Science is designed to help you identify and locate researchers with interests and expertise similar to your own. This includes a separate searchable database of researchers. National Technology Transfer Center - the hub of a national network linking U.S. companies with federal technologies. top of page