Inventions and technologies created by faculty, staff,
and students of the University of South Carolina (USC)
are assets of the University that represent the fruits
of valuable and time-consuming research efforts. Many of
these discoveries offer benefits to our society that are
worthy of assertive efforts to make them widely
available.
As part of the USC Research Foundation, the Office's
mission is to
help USC faculty, staff, and students identify, protect,
and commercialize the University's intellectual property
for the purpose of benefiting society and spurring
economic growth for our regional and US economies.
Two primary objectives for the Intellectual Property
office are:
- Responding to the needs of the faculty and
industrial partners to fully exploit University
technologies for the benefit of the
University, faculty inventors, and their colleges
and departments
- Fostering relationships with industrial partners
that create opportunities for faculty to engage
in collaborative or sponsored research.
SERVICES
- Cultivate and evaluate new invention and software
disclosures
- Manage existing disclosures, patents, and
licenses
- Process material transfer agreements
- Coordinate Intellectual Property Committee
activities
- Market USC intellectual properties
- Prepare Confidentiality Agreements
- Negotiate terms and conditions for licenses
- Receive, process and disburse royalty income
- Principal liaison with patent attorneys
- Act as liaison for industrial partnerships and
research
- Assist in locating funding for research and
development, patenting, and licensing
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