Office of Technology Commercialization OTC Reddy Venumbaka Ph

Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) Reddy Venumbaka, Ph. D. Director

Office of Technology Commercialization The mission of the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) is to identify Intellectual Property resulting from research at Texas State University, protect it, and to facilitate the commercialization to business and industry; and, when feasible, to assist in the formation of start-up businesses that utilize the university’s technology in order to provide benefits to the university and the regional economy.

Services Provided by OTC v Promote and manage Texas State’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio v Provide support for and review of all IP disclosures v Protect and commercialize university IP v Negotiate and review all research-related contracts; including nondisclosure, sponsored research, universityindustry partnership and university-industry service agreements.

Contract Review v Review, write, negotiate terms and conditions for sponsored research contracts v The OTC works closely with the Office of Sponsored Programs and TSUS legal office to ensure that the terms of research contracts support the university mission and do not hinder academic freedom. v The OTC works closely with the Office of Research Integrity & Compliance to ensure that we are in compliance with Federal and State law and university policies

Intellectual Property (IP) Assistance v Provide general guidance on IP (Patents and Trademarks) related questions and issues. v Assist university researchers with Invention Disclosure Forms (IDFs).

Intellectual Property (IP) Management v The OTC in conjunction with the IP Committee will review the IDFs for potential value. v The OTC is responsible for initiating the filing of protection mechanisms for university owned IP and coordinating any needed IP related actions.

Technology Management Process Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) Submit to OTC Faculty, Staff, Students Invention, Discovery, Intellectual Creations IP Committee Recommendations Defer Decision Pending Additional Research or Information Send to Commercial Market Assessment Release to Inventor Commercial Market Assessment Report IP Committee Recommendations Hold the Disclosure Due to Ongoing Research File Patent Release to Inventor Identify Potential Licensees Market Technology or other IP Negotiate License Agreement

IP Committee Dr. Reddy Venumbaka, Director, OTC, Chair Ms. Teresa Carey, Assistant Director, OTC Mr. Stephen Frayser, Executive Director, STAR Park Dr. Scott Kruse, Faculty Representative Dr. Yijuan (Lucy) Lu, Faculty Representative Dr. Stan Mc. Clellan, Faculty Representative Dr. Edwin Piner, Faculty Representative Mr. Bill Rampy, Special Assistant to the VP for IT Dr. Bahram Asiabanpour, Faculty Senate Representative Dr. Kenneth Smith, Faculty Representative Dr. Emily Summers, Faculty Representative

Technology Commercialization v Manage and coordinate the university’s Patents, License Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements. v Market technology to potential licensees. v Negotiate license agreements. v Assist with the formation of start up and spinout companies.

Results of Commercialization Activities since May 2010 v 79 Invention Disclosures were received. v 36 Provisional Patents and 25 full Patent Applications were filled. v 4 companies were formed. v 7 Licensing Agreements were signed

Contacts Reddy Venumbaka Phone: (512) 245 -2672 reddy@txstate. edu Teresa Carey Phone: (512) 245 -2314 tc 18@txstate. edu Joanne Palmer Phone: (512) 245 -2151 jp 57@txstate. edu Paula Stager Phone: (512) 245 -4524 pjs 104@txstate. edu Website: www. txstate. edu/OCIR

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