BE INVENTIVE and Engage in Tech Transfer at JHU

We all have novel ideas springing up in our minds, propelling our curiosity, and populating our daydreams. These moments are the genesis of invention as invention is a cognitive process. Novel, unobvious, and useful solutions to myriads of problems or challenges are that which fuel the transition of ideas toward intellectual property as an asset and as a competitive advantage for those that ultimately incorporate the solutions into their businesses.

Neophyte and seasoned inventors alike naturally seek an outlet for their inventiveness that will engage them in the process of what has become a national source of pride as well as an economic driver: technology transfer. The good news is that their academic institutions are mandated via the Bayh - Dole Act of 1980 to service that need and perform tech transfer responsibilities.

Novel ideas whether embodied in a patent, trademark, copyright, tangible property, or know-how need attention to help realize their potential. New investigators need mentoring and encouragement to formally disclose their novel ideas and property so that they can be transformed into protected intellectual property. (Invention disclosure forms available on LTD' web site: www.ltd.jhu.edu/For%20Hopkins%20Inventors/
reporting.html#ROI

Scroll down the page to find the links to the Report of Invention forms. There is a streamlined form for un-patented tangible property such as cell lines or gene constructs.

JHU's Licensing and Technology Development office is devoted to not only delivering licensing services to perennial JHU inventors, but also in engaging the reluctant or uncertain ones. We want to hear about your invention. We want to encourage disclosure of your inventions so that we may protect the intellectual property and market it to the outside world for public use and benefit.

The professional staff at LTD has managed an impressive 50% greater to more than double the volume of invention disclosures on a Full-time Equivalent (FTE) basis (depending on the year) in comparison the reported FTE rate detailed in the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Licensing Survey of more than 200 entities engaged in technology transfer. (Please visit www.autm.net) As a group, they are highly educated with individuals holding graduate degrees in law, business, and various science disciplines, and several individuals holding more that one advanced degree! This means that inventions disclosed to LTD will be handled by professional staff that has the education and experience to provide the review and perspective needed to launch inventions on the path of tech transfer.

The staff at JHU's LTD wishes all of you a very Happy New Year and very much look forward to working with you in the upcoming year.

BE INVENTIVE™ (My idea for an Invention Disclosure Education Program!)

Catherine E. Vorwald, MS, MBA
Assistant Director
Licensing and Technology Development
(410) 516-4964
cvorwal1@jhmi.edu

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