#IP Licensing

For Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), managing the complex web of intellectual property and maximizing its commercial potential often requires strategic asset carve-outs. When extracting specific hardware assets from larger university portfolios, structuring the accompanying royalty agreements is a delicate balancing act. TTOs must ensure fair compensation for the institution and …

When a university Technology Transfer Office identifies a commercially viable piece of scientific instrumentation, the institutional reflex is almost always the same: incorporate a spin-off company. The TTO drafts articles of incorporation. The PI is named as a founder, typically alongside one or two postdocs. A licensing agreement is negotiated …