Volume 2

Managing a Technology Transfer Office

Volume Two: Managing a Technology Transfer Office offers more than 20 chapters that explore topics such as the various TTO models, finding and keeping staff, managing equity, data and records management, and agreement monitoring.

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Managing a Technology Transfer Office

A Philosophy of Licensing and Technology Transfer for Academic and Nonprofit Research Institutions 
Mark Crowell
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Technology Transfer Office Models: An Introduction
Catherine Innes
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Technology Transfer Office as a Business Unit
Christopher C. Capelli, MD
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Managing Technology Transfer at a Large State Institution: The University of California at Los Angeles
Andrew Neighbour, PhD
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Managing a Medium-Sized Technology Transfer Office
Bruce Wheaton, PhD
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Avant-Garde Technology Transfer at a Midsize, Private University
Michael Batalia, PhD
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The University of Virginia Patent Foundation: A Midsized Technology Transfer Foundation Focused on Faculty Service, Operated Using a Deal-Based Business Model
Robert S. MacWright, PhD, Esq.
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The Technology Transfer Unit for the University of Washington: An Internal Technology Transfer Office at a Public Research University
James A. Severson, PhD
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Managing Equity Obtained via Technology Licenses
Gregory W. Hauth
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Strategies for Managing Internal and External Constituencies
Patricia Weeks
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The Art and Science of Negotiation
Jill Sorensen, Terence McElwee, Robert MacWright and Pamela Cox
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Finding, Keeping and Nurturing Staff

Recruiting and Retention Strategies for Technology Managers
Leah Nelson Guay, MBA
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Administration of Large and Small Technology Transfer Offices
Robin Rasor and Page Heller
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Professional Development and Advancement for Licensing Staff
Nita Lovejoy
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Data and Records Management and Records Retention

Data Management
Connie Cleary and Mike Bohlmann
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Beyond Negotiations: Agreement Monitoring
Mary M. Kleis
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Avoiding the Avalanche: Records Management Techniques for Improving Workflow in Technology Transfer Offices
David R. Sadowski
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Monitoring License Agreement Financial Compliance and Auditing
Debora R. Stewart, CPA, and Judy A. Byrd
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Working with Patent Counsel and Managing the Patenting Process
Stephen P. Auvil, MBA, and Wendy C. Martin, MBA
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Electronic Management and Tracking
Sandeep J. Agarwal
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Record Retention for University Technology Transfer Offices
Richard A. Brandon, JD, and Robert M. Gerstein, JD
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Pertinent Policies

Institutional Technology Transfer Policies

  • Comprehensive Intellectual Property
  • Conflict of Interest Within Institutions (Faculty Consulting, Conflict of Commitment)
  • Copyright and Software
  • Equity
  • Faculty (Visiting Scientist and Sabbaticals, Entrepreneurial Leave, and Faculty Evaluation)
  • Material Transfer Agreements, Tangible Research, and Research Tools
  • Patent, Outside Counsel, Conflict of Interest with Counsel, Ownership Back to Inventors, and Royalty Sharing
  • Record Retention and Management
  • Sponsored Research
  • Startups
  • Trademark

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Managing Student Intellectual Property Issues at Institutions of Higher Education: An AUTM Primer 
Abigail Barrow, PhD La Royce Batchelor Alex Breger, JD Nathalie Duval-Couetil, PhD, MBA Latanya Scott Jeffrey Skinner, PhD, MBA, RTTP Phyl Speser, JD, PhD, RTTP and Phil Weilerstein
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