Technology Transfer and Commercialization
INVENTORS TOOLKIT
University inventors are researchers, faculty members, 以及在大学里负责创造新技术和创新的学生. These individuals conduct research in a wide range of fields, including science, engineering, medicine, and the humanities, and their work can lead to the development of new products, services, 以及有可能以各种方式造福社会的技术.
大学发明家通常与其他研究人员和教职员工合作, and they often have access to state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, and funding to support their work. In addition to conducting research, many university inventors also teach classes and mentor students, helping to train the next generation of researchers and innovators.
大学发明者在技术转让过程中起着关键作用, 通过创造可以获得许可或转让给私营部门进行商业化的新技术. 大学的技术转让办公室与发明者密切合作，帮助确定和开发商业上可行的技术，并协助将这些技术推向市场.
值得注意的是，大学的发明者也有责任保护他们的知识产权, by filing patents, trademarks and copyrights, and to ensure compliance with regulations and laws. 当涉及到他们的发明商业化时，他们也必须遵守大学的政策和程序.
INVENTION DISCLOSURE
在提交美国专利申请之前，发明的任何出版物、已发表的摘要或公开展示.S. 专利申请可能会破坏你在大多数国家获得专利的能力.
JSU的政策要求其员工和学生公开发明. 一旦你认为你有一个潜在的可申请专利的发明，联系Almesha L. Campbell, Director of Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Research Communicatins, who will explain the technology transfer process at JSU. You will be required to complete a Disclosure of Invention form, which provides the necessary information to evaluate patentability, inventorship, obligations to research sponsors, and other critical information.
在提交专利申请之前，有关发明的信息必须保密. Before publishing, 与潜在投资者交谈或就发明进行公开展示，请联系知识产权经理. 向大学以外的个人披露发明可能导致专利权的丧失.
WHAT IS A PATENT?
专利是政府授予发明人的一套专有权. 这项权利给予发明者“排除他人制造”的机会, 使用或者销售发明”的期限为二十年，自申请日起计算. In return for this period of exclusivity, 发明人必须公开其发明的细节，以便他人寻求改进或新的用途.
WHO IS AN INVENTOR?
决定谁被指定为专利的发明人是一个法律决定，而不是参与者之间的选择. 只有提出创意的个人才能被称为发明家。. 发明人是首先设想发明的足够细节，使该领域技术人员能够复制该发明的人. If two or more persons work together to make an invention, and each had a share in the ideas forming the invention, they are joint inventors.
WHAT IS A PATENTABLE INVENTION?
发明是新材料的发现或创造(一种新的制成品或一种新的成分或物质)。, a new process, a new use of an existing material, or any improvement of any of these. Most of these inventions generally can be patented. However aesthetic creations, or scientific discoveries without specified application, cannot be patented. Things that exist in nature, which are discovered and not invented, machines that defy the laws of nature, scientific theories or mathematical methods cannot be patented.
In general a patent will be granted for an invention so long as it:
- 是新的或“新颖的”:该发明必须从未以任何方式公开, anywhere, before the date on which the application for a patent is filed.
- 涉及创造性或“不明显”的步骤:该步骤对于具有发明主题的良好知识和经验的其他人来说不得是明显的.
- 能够在工业上/有用的应用:一项发明必须能够在某种工业中制造或使用
Our Vision
技术转让和商业化是指将学术或研究机构开发的技术转让给私营部门，以创造可在市场上销售的产品或服务的过程. 这个过程包括识别潜在的技术或创新, assessing their commercial potential, 然后将技术转让给能够将其推向市场的公司或企业家. 技术转让和商业化的目标是通过将尖端研究成果转化为商业产品和服务，促进经济增长和创造就业机会. Additionally, it helps in the development of new technologies, 对整个社会有益的产品和服务.
Technology Transfer and Commercialization
