UWM faculty, students and staff frequently generate valuable intellectual property (IP) through new machines, compounds, methods, curricula, and other creative works. Beyond publications and conferences, your intellectual property can make a broader impact on society through commercialization.
The UWMRF can help you get there by:
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- Collaborating and educating on the commercialization process
- Evaluating inventions and creations for novelty and commercial potential
- Protecting intellectual property through patents, copyrights, and more
- Drafting, negotiating, and executing a wide range of agreements
- Connecting with industry for partnerships
- Funding early stage applied research projects through competitive grants
- Linking business mentors with UWM innovators
- Getting ideas to market through licensing and startup formation
Frequently asked questions:
Intellectual Property Revenue Distributions:
Patent Distributions
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Copyright Distributions
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Our detailed technology transfer process.
STEP 1
DISCLOSE
Confidentially inform UWMRF about your idea early. Disclosure to UWMRF is required as a faculty or staff member.
STEP 2
EVALUATE
Intellectual property assessments (usefulness, novelty, and non-obviousness) and commercialization assessments (market size, competition, path to market).
STEP 3
PROTECT
A US provisional patent is typically the first step int he patent process.
STEP 4
PROMOTE
Identifying potential partners to help further develop and advance the technology.
STEP 5
LICENSE
An outside company takes significant interest and wishes to collaborate.
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