What does The IP Exchange do? The IP Exchange (IPX) works with university inventors to advance intellectual property (IP) to market: patents, copyrights (e.g., software), trademarks, biological materials and know-how. IPX attracts industry partners interested in Auburn innovation and negotiates related licenses and other intellectual property agreements. Additionally, IPX assists faculty members along the path to forming startup companies that move research to market, making science-based solutions available to the citizens of our state, region and beyond.
Why pursue patents and IP?
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• Protecting and licensing IP often enables adoption of technology. For inventions that require significant investment and business risk, traditional publication and dissemination may not be sufficient for technology realization. • Invention reporting is typically required for federally or industrially sponsored projects. Failure to report can have negative consequences.
What about academic publications? • Patents can work in concert with publications. • For best options, contact IPX before the first public disclosure
IPX helps interactions with industry: The following agreements run through IPX:
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Non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements (NDAs) Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) IP licensing agreements Teaming Agreements, collaboration agreements and MOUs
IPX has expanding resources: LAUNCH Innovation Grants Program:
• To advance Auburn innovations and bring them closer to commercialization • Pool of up to $100,000 per competition to go to 1 or more LAUNCH Awardees • IP must be owned by Auburn and submitted as an Innovation Disclosure • Learn more at: cws.auburn.edu/OVPR/pm/tt/launch E®det KA PORW V eroct dog t en hc oglryc eatedbyresearchers anda c ninert ainingexpertsat hteu A burnn U iversiyColtee g e fVo terinarye M dicineisan examplefres o earcha t thasbeen u s ceu fs ycmloercializedand deple yo drht oughouhtewro ldin venuesrangingrf mloargeu m is c andp s ro it ngeventoma st s rt ansiu th bs.
Innovator Portal:
• Online submission of new innovations • Online summary of your innovations, patents, agreements Increased focus on start-ups and entrepreneurship:
• The Park at Auburn • New Venture Accelerator Education:
• IPX hosts open office hours and can give seminars on IP and commercialization
CONTACTS
INVENTIONS, PATENTS AND COMMERCIALIZATION: TROY BRADY, PhD, CLP Senior Licensing Officer (334) 844-0878 troy.brady@auburn.edu • Life Science Innovations • General tech transfer questions
ALY HOEHER, PhD Licensing Officer III, Physical Sciences (334) 844-7964 aly_hoeher@auburn.edu • Physical Science Innovations • General tech transfer questions
BRIAN WRIGHT, PhD, RTTP, CLP Director for Commercialization (334) 844-7962 brian.wright@auburn.edu • LAUNCH Innovation Grants • Seminars and Lectures • General tech transfer questions
INNOVATOR PORTAL: MISTY SCHWEIKER Administrator, Patents (334) 844-7972 mwschwieker@auburn.edu
COPYRIGHTS: JAN DOWDLE THORNTON, JD, MBA, CLP Executive Director (334) 844-4977 thornjd@auburn.edu
STARTUPS: CARY CHANDLER Senior Director Auburn Research and Technology Foundation (334) 844-7441 carychandler@auburn.edu
AGREEMENTS:
(NDAS, MTAS, TEAMING AGREEMENTS)
GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE: MELANIE BAKER Administrator, Government Compliance (334) 844-7933 mab0166@auburn.edu • Completes Bayh-Dole compliance requirements (Federal) & invention reporting requirements (Non-Federal) on behalf of the university upon invention disclosure submission to IAC • Verifies final invention reports at the time of award closeout
Submit official industry agreements for review to: ipx@auburn.edu