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What are my rights and responsibilities?
The OTD is your partner during the technology development process and as such, we view our partnership as a “covenant” as described below, which when followed will serve to efficiently accomplish our respective goals of commercializing your technology:
Document and disclose all new inventions to the OTD
Record, review and perform a robust 3-part evaluation on your invention disclosure
Send abstracts, posters or papers to OTD for BEFORE submission for review of potential IP
Provide feedback on your invention disclosure
Work with OTD to execute agreements BEFORE discussing ideas with or sending materials to external parties
Prepare and execute Confidential Disclosure (CDA) or Nondisclosure Agreements (NDA)
Participate in patent drafting & responding to all patent office actions
Protect your IP via Patents and/or Copyrights, venture all related costs
Assist in identifying commercial partners
Identify potential commercial partners
Assist in preparing marketing materials & met with potential partners
Negotiate and execute license (LA) and/or option agreements (OA), inter-institutional agreements (IIA)
Remain active in further development of the technology
Monitor agreement compliance
Meet as needed with the OTD to discuss progress
Distribute licensing revenue per MCW policy
Disclose potential conflicts of interest
Provide federal invention reporting
Phone: 414-955-4362
Fax: 414-955-6427
Email: mcwtechnology@mcw.edu Location: Curative Care Network Bldg 1000 N. 92nd St Milwaukee, WI 53226
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