IMO Services

• is an intellectual property resource to faculty, staff, and students,
• handles any intellectual property protection issues (including patents and copyright),
• licenses University technology,
• is a liaison between industry, the local community, and the University,
• assists with university-industry-government collaborative programs,
• supports the creation and development of start-up knowledge-based businesses, and
• oversees the overall management of the University’s intellectual property.

The IMO is also responsible for negotiation and drafting of several different types of agreements including those dealing with:

• intellectual property ownership assignments,
• licensing agreements,
• sponsored research,
• industrial grants & research contracts,
• confidentiality and non-disclosure,
• Collaboration and Consortium Agreements, and
• Material Transfer Agreements.

Click here for a more detailed explaination of the intellectual property commercialization process, and the services the IMO provides.