Intellectual Property/Technology Transfer

Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES)
Graduate School at NIH
Technology Transfer Course - Spring 2004
(GENL 313, 2 credits)

This introduction to technology transfer is designed to inform and benefit scientists, as well as technology transfer professionals. Specific topics will include: the history, legislation public policy that drive federal technology transfer; the role of the Office of Technology Transfer at NIH; the role of the Technology Development Coordinators at NIH; the different forms of intellectual property; the definition of a patentable invention and inventor; the patent application process; licensing of inventions; patent litigation, infringement and interference; collaborative research; and transactional agreements.

The course will feature expert, guest speakers who will explore their perspectives as representatives of Federal and state governments, international organizations, academia, technology organizations and small and large industry. Special topics will include biomedical technology development, third party consideration in natural products development, and technology assistance programs. Textbook for the course will be Albert Muir's The Technology Transfer System.

For registration information see the FAES Spring Catalog at http://www.faes.org/. The sixteen-week class begins Thursday, January 29, 2004 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Office of Technology Transfer, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852. Instructors for the course will be Steven M. Ferguson and Kathleen Conn.