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Free Session on Patent Licensing and Commercialization by BananaIP and K-Tech CoE Data Science & AI – NASSCOM

The Certificate MasterClass on Intellectual Property has now reached the last phase. The final session scheduled on 17th June, 2021 (Thursday) will focus on making money, and gaining value out of patents. It will cover patent valuation, licensing and commercialization. You may register for the upcoming session for free here Patent Valuation, Licensing and Commercialization It is important for businesses, especially startups and SMEs, to understand how commercializing patents works, and what options are available. The legal framework, albeit minimal, is…

June 11, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits, IP Commercialization/Licensing, IP for Start Ups, IP Training, IP Valuation, Patents 0Comment 1351Views 2Likes

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Premier Technology Institute

Nature of the company: A premier technology institute Why they approached us: Keen on Intellectual Property , but the activities were totally unorganized. Was following an IP policy, which did not seem to be producing the requisite results Many inventions being created, but did not have a licensing/technology transfer program. What did we do: Met more than thirty departments in the institute to understand the mind set, and IP related issues. Studied the nature of…

May 26, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Case Study 0Comment 689Views 0Like

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This picture depicts the building of the Illinois State University. This image is relevant because this post talks about how the University's tech transfer programmebhad boosted entrepreneurship. Click on the image to view full post

Technology Transfer boost Entrepreneurship

Illinois’ universities in general, have a two tier program - they generate interest through educational programs on applied entrepreneurship and then their technology transfer offices (TTOs) support the development by patenting, licensing and commercializing the invention. The technology transfer programs of universities in Illinois have been conducive for fledgling start-ups as they provide them the necessary help in the form of academic network, idea promotion, mentor-ship and fund securing. As per the latest Illinois Innovation Index report, the number…

February 13, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 573Views 0Like

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Louisiana State University to Double Investment for Moving Innovation to Market

In January, 2014, Louisiana State University (LSU), established LSU LIFT (Leveraging Innovation for Technology Transfer) Fund, which offers bi-annual funding to LSU faculty members on a competitive basis, to effectively transfer innovation out of the lab and into the market. The Board also agreed to continually support the LSU LIFT Fund by assigning 5 percent of the university’s future IP licensing income to the new fund. In round one of the funding, the program attracted 47 applications out of which…

February 4, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 585Views 0Like

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This image depicts the University of North Carolina. The University has recently seen a huge increase in commercialisation of innovation. Click on the image to read the full post.

University of North Carolina Records Extraordinary Growth in Technology Licensing Revenue

University Of North Carolina (UNC)’s investment into new technology businesses paid off, last year, with its Office of Innovation Commercialization recording an exceptional growth in licensing revenue. UNC recorded US$ 7.9M from technology licenses - a whopping 160% increase in revenues from commercialization of innovation since its inception in 2009. UNC received a major boost in revenue from two of its biotechnology start-ups - Epizyme Inc. and Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., that started yielding results in 2013. UNC receives a lump sum when…