The University of Toledo

If you think you've created a new invention, please fill out an Invention Disclosure Form and submit it to the Office of Research & Innovation.

The University of Toledo is committed to becoming a national leader in technology transfer. In support of the University’s mission to improve the human condition, it is important to make the benefits of discoveries conceived and developed on campus available worldwide. To assist University faculty, staff, and students, we have prepared these basic guiding principles to protect both your and the University’s interests in any new and existing technologies.

1. Keep asking if your research results are patentable (i.e. novel, non-obvious, and useful).

2. Contact the Office of Research & Innovation before you send or receive research materials from outside The University of Toledo.

3. Keep accurate and thorough laboratory notebooks; please make sure:

1. your notebook has good quality paper and permanent binding;
2. you use permanent ink;
3. your entries are legible and factually complete;
4. you describe in detail the experimental procedures and your observations; and
5. you sign and date each page and have each page witnessed as soon as possible.

4. Report any patentable inventions or results to a Technology Transfer and Commercialization representative in the Office of Research & Innovation.

5. Contact a technology Transfer Commercialization representative in the Office of Research & Innovation to arrange the execution of a confidential disclosure agreement before you disclose your intellectual property to anyone outside The University of Toledo.

6. Contact the Office of Research & Innovation at anytime to discuss patenting or other intellectual property matters.

Primary Tasks:

• Material Transfer Agreements
• Industry Sponsored Research Agreements
• Invention Disclosures
• Patent Applications
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Marketing Intellectual Property
• Licenses
• Spin-off Companies