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The Office of Technology Transfer and Licensing was created to:
- Protect the intellectual property discovered and created by members of the university community;
- Assist faculty and students in moving innovative ideas from the university into the marketplace for the improvement of society;
- Establish and manage protective relationships with company partners;
- Educate faculty and students on intellectual property issues;
- Protect Intellectual Property discovered or created by the university community; and
- Ensure compliance with sponsor and university policies.
This site offers members of the university community guidance and resources to assist them in identifying, protecting, and commercializing intellectual assets.
Staff
Catherine Ives, Director
617-552-1682
Sara Sikorski, Assistant
617-552-6994
Information for Inventors and Authors
On this page we offer information on:
- basic considerations in the defining and explaining patents and copyrights;
- the steps needed to protect intellectual property;
- information on material transfer agreements and consulting agreements; and
- information on consulting agreements and potential conflicts of interest.
Information for Potential Commercial Partners
Potential commercial partners are invited to review our list of inventions available for licensing. We have also provided links to a number of academic departments on which potential partners can find information about our faculty and their research programs.
Boston College Policies and Forms
We provide links to the university’s intellectual property policy, conflict of interest policy and associated forms.
Useful Links
The reader can find many links of value on this page. Among those included are those to relevant federal agencies, federal and nonfederal policies, as well as educational tools and information. |
