Joint Ownership Between Universities
Jan 25, 2012
Collaboration is often central to successful academic research programs. While these collaborations are most often informally structured, their existence can have a substantial impact on intellectual property that is developed. When collaborations lead to jointly owned intellectual property, additional contract and intellectual property management concerns arise.

AUTM GRC When to Invest in Inventions Webinar
Dec 7 - Dec 7, 2011
GRC and the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) will continue their joint web conference series on December 7, 2011 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern with an introduction to the triage approach for invention disclosure evaluation and selection. This topic is critically important today, at a time when every institution is expected to foster more innovative, potentially transformative research and discovery.

Office Operations: Budgets and Royalty Tracking
Nov 1 - Nov 2, 2011
Financial management is a critical function of any technology transfer office. This webinar will cover three major areas of financial management: budgeting for operations, tracking expenses and managing the receipt and distribution of licensing revenue. The webinar will also review the complexities of royalty distributions and offer a number of examples.

Building Better Bridges: Creating Successful Partnerships
Oct 25 - Oct 26, 2011
Building Better Bridges: Creating Successful Partnerships is a course designed to provide tools and insights for assisting technology management, research services and applied research professionals from Canadian universities, research hospitals, polytechnics and colleges, develop new and improved practices and models for effectively engaging and carrying out collaborations with industry, government and nonprofit partners.

AUTM 2011 Essentials Course
Oct 24 - Oct 26, 2011
The AUTM Essentials of Academic Technology Transfer Course (formerly known as the AUTM Basic Licensing Course) will provide an overview of the essential aspects of academic technology transfer. This course is designed for individuals who are new to technology transfer in an academic environment.

AUTM 2011 Western Region Meeting
Sep 19 - Sep 20, 2011
The AUTM 2011 Western Region Meeting encourages interaction between colleagues from the western United States. Join other AUTM Western Region members in Albuquerque for an exciting program of educational and networking events designed to provide insights for experienced and new technology transfer professionals. As in the past, the meeting will offer a legal session and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit.

AUTM 2011 Central Region Meeting
Jul 25 - Jul 27, 2011
The AUTM 2011 Central Region Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. The AUTM Central Region Meeting brings diverse programs of interest to technology transfer newcomers and veterans alike. The meeting is an excellent forum for central region members to connect, exchange ideas, ask questions and gain valuable contacts.

AUTM 2011 Eastern Region Meeting
May 23 - May 25, 2011
The AUTM 2011 Eastern Region Meeting will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, a prominent juncture of government, industry and academia. We will meet to discuss practices and strategies for industry-academia partnerships to culminate in successful company formation or product commercialization. We also discuss and showcase successful practices and new strategies to help weather complicated economic times.

AUTM 2010 Western Region Meeting
Oct 18 - Oct 19, 2010
The AUTM Western Region Meeting encourages interaction between colleagues from the western United States, the Asia-Pacific region and western Canada. The meetings will provide insights for experienced and new technology transfer professionals alike, along with opportunities to network and gain valuable insights from colleagues.

AUTM 2010 Central Region Meeting
Jul 12 - Jul 14, 2010
The AUTM 2010 Central Region Meeting will be held at the world-famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The AUTM Central Region Meeting brings diverse programs of interest to technology transfer newcomers and veterans alike. The meeting is an excellent forum for central region members to connect, exchange ideas, ask questions and gain valuable contacts.

Invention Disclosures – From Cradle to License!
Jan 31, 2012
Avoid the significant problems that can happen when invention disclosures are improperly evaluated or handled. Designed specifically to broaden the knowledge base of administrative and support staff, this in-depth discussion of invention disclosures covers the key points that you can take immediately back to your office to ensure you are obtaining all of the information needed to properly evaluate and handle the decision making process related to the invention disclosures you manage.

Joint Ownership Between Universities
Jan 25, 2012
Collaboration is often central to successful academic research programs. While these collaborations are most often informally structured, their existence can have a substantial impact on intellectual property that is developed. When collaborations lead to jointly owned intellectual property, additional contract and intellectual property management concerns arise.

Copyright Law and Software/Content Licensing
Nov 3, 2011
Many universities are successful in licensing content and software. Do you want to get in the game? This session is designed to help you get started in software and content licensing by first learning key aspects of copyright law. A thorough overview of key copyright law concepts will be provided, followed by an introduction to content and software licensing issues as contrasted to patent licensing. The session will also offer guidance for identifying the characteristics of licensable software and content. Finally, the wrap-up portion of the program will feature discussion of how content and software licensing is a valuable effort in today’s technology transfer office, as it helps your office align with your research team’s goals

Office Operations: Budgets and Royalty Tracking
Nov 1 - Nov 2, 2011
Financial management is a critical function of any technology transfer office. This webinar will cover three major areas of financial management: budgeting for operations, tracking expenses and managing the receipt and distribution of licensing revenue. The webinar will also review the complexities of royalty distributions and offer a number of examples.

How Patent Reform Will Affect Your Office
Oct 26 - Oct 26, 2011
Patent reform has been on the horizon for at least six years, yet never seemed to come to fruition... until now. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), signed into law on September 16, 2011, makes sweeping changes to U.S. patent law and practice, including moving the United States towards a first-to-file system, redefining what constitutes prior art, expanding prior user rights as a defense to infringement, adding new options for challenging patents, revamping administrative proceedings at the USPTO, and modifying the USPTO fee structure. What do the new provisions say, and when do they actually take effect? AUTM, along with its higher education association partners, has been on the front lines of the reform debate.