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Strategy Advice on Technology Licensing by guest blogger Steve Glista (Part 1)
Posted by: Ben Stoller
January 19, 2011
Daily headlines boast daily of the advances made by industry moguls like Apple and crowfunding start-ups like Scott Wilson and his MINIMAL design studio. What many Americans don't know is that the next big idea may currently be in development at a local university. The Oregon University System (go Ducks!) and many other universities have tech transfer offices (UOregon, OSU) that are assigned to identify inventions, assess their commercial potential, and offer licenses that could allow companies to deliver innovations to the public. Entrepreneurs often launch a start-up company specifically to take a license and then bring the invention to market.
Over the last year, I helped to survey technology license agreements issued by public and private universities in the United States. Our aim was to develop a better understanding of what the market for university technology looks like from the perspective of a start-up company. Our observations about the diversity of specific terms have been organized into the following categories: Getting Skin in the Game, Taking (and Disposing of) Equity, Royalties vs. Upfront Fees, Options and Contingent Licenses, Keeping the Innovators Involved, and Owning Future Inventions. I will discuss each of these topics in this blog series, my aim being to help entrepreneurs see things from the university's perspective, so that you can be more successful in planning the future of your business.
Upcoming Blog Series on Strategy Advice in Technology Licensing
Posted by: Ben Stoller
January 13, 2011
Daily headlines boast daily of the advances made by industry moguls like Apple and crowfunding start-ups like Scott Wilson and his MINIMAL design studio. What many Americans don't know is that the next big idea may currently be in development at a local university. In the coming days, we will tell readers more about a proven way to take advantage of the government-sponsored economic stimulus incentives to start or grow your business: have a conversation with one of the folks at your local university's technology transfer office.
