A Letter from The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

OVCR Annual ReportFiscal Year 2011Technology Management & Intellectual PropertyInvention DisclosuresUnder the University’s Intellectual Property (IP) policy, creators are required to disclose to OTMinventions made using significant University resources and/or pursuant to a research projectfunded through corporate, federal, or other external sponsors. OTM evaluates each newdisclosure for its potential commercial value and for the best modes of intellectual propertyprotection and commercialization. For some disclosures copyright protection is mostappropriate, such as computer software or questionnaires, for others patent protection is soughtand still others may be commercialized without filing for a patent.For recording-keeping purposes, OTM tracks disclosures as either copyright or inventions.During Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11), OTM received 136 new disclosures from 24 differentdepartments. This was an increase of 30% from FY10. Of these disclosures, 73% originated inthe School of Medicine, 22% from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and 5%from the School of Arts & Sciences. Table 2 below shows invention disclosures by school andTable 3 below shows invention disclosures by department.FY11 FY10 FY09 FY08 FY07Arts & Sciences 7 4 9 6 6Engineering 30 18 17 13 13Medicine 99 82 96 79 81Architecture 0 0 3 0 0Law School 0 0 0 0 1Total 136 104 125 98 101Table 2Invention Disclosures by School – FY11 through FY0753