Disclosures
The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) requires faculty, student, and staff inventors to submit a disclosure form to begin the formal technology transfer process. Be careful not to disclose your new invention to anyone outside The University of Toledo before a confidential disclosure agreement is in place or a patent application is filed.
Please contact the TTO before disclosing your invention via poster presentation, publication, or any other method of communication (including social media) so we can advise you of the appropriate protection for your technology. Visit our Publish and Perish page for more details.
Invention Disclosures:
submit for any patentable technology not considered a research resource. Inventors
should fully describe an idea so the options for commercialization can be evaluated
and pursued.
Research Tool Disclosures:
submit for any new technology considered a research resource used in the laboratory, which includes cell lines, antibodies, proteins,
peptides, reagents, animal models, growth factors, clones and cloning tools.
Inventor Portal
There are two separate Inventor Portal access links, depending upon your UToledo status:
→ UToledo affiliate (current faculty, staff, students, and Alumni with an active UTAD):
Access the Inventor Portal using your UTAD credentials (same sign in for the myUT portal).
A UToledo email address must be used when requesting initial access; all requests made with a non-UToledo
email will be denied.
→ Former faculty/students (including Alumni with inactive UTAD credentials).
Communicate your account request to Jackie Wilkinson to receive an external user link to the Inventor Portal.
- Active Inventor Portal users (not waiting for account approval): proceed to step 1 below.
- New users (internal and external), must receive an account confirmation email from Jackie Wilkinson before proceeding.
1. First, select the Submit Your Disclosure button (below) to access the UToledo Inventor Portal.
2. Next, choose Add New Disclosure from the left menu to open the "New Disclosure" screen:
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- Add the Title of the Invention/Research Tool;
- Choose the Type of Disclosure (Invention or Research Tool);
- Click the Create New Disclosure to continue to the "Disclosure" window.
3. In the "Disclosure" window:
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- Verify the Disclosure Type – select before proceeding (top left of form);
- Enter the invention information by reviewing each numbered section (optional sections are also available);
- Select Submit for Review to complete the form (the status will change from Draft to Submitted).
TTO staff will only review completed disclosures (i.e., no longer in the Draft Review Stage).
Inventor Portal User Guide
Users seeking additional guidance while submitting a disclosure may benefit from the user guide provided below.
Please contact Jackie Wilkinson for all questions regarding Inventor Portal account access or assistance with submitting
a disclosure.