Presentations

Whether you're looking for a specific presentation given by the U.Va. Patent Foundation or are just looking to learn more about technology transfer at U.Va., the Patent Foundation has you covered. Browse the presentations and primers below to get your patenting and commercialization questions answered.

These presentations and materials are intended to serve as resources for inventors and for internal use by the academic technology transfer community. If you wish to use these materials in presentations, please contact Miette H. Michie at or 434.982.1610.

View the videos of "Analyze That Contract" (session 1 video | session 2 video), the popular technology-licensing game show, as presented at the 2007 AUTM annual meeting in San Diego. Former Patent Foundation Executive Director Robert S. MacWright, J.D., Ph.D., hosts.

• Famous University Inventions
  (MS Word)
• Intellectual Property Primer
  A general overview of the different types of intellectual property (PPT)
• Technology Transfer Documents
  Introduction to the documents used at U.Va. that are important to technology protection and licensing (PPT)
• U.S. University Technology Transfer
  About the Bayh-Dole Act and why U.S. universities have technology transfer programs (PPT)
• Technology Transfer at U.Va.
  About the Patent Foundation's role in supporting intellectual property development at U.Va. (PPT)
• Patentable Inventions Versus Unpatentable: How to Assess and Decide
• Patent and Trademark Problems New Companies Should Avoid
  About trademark problems, patent mishaps and steps to protect the company (PPT)
• Tips for Companies Licensing University IP
  Offers 10 easy steps for companies working with universities (PPT)
• Introduction to Spinner Technologies
  A guide to programs and policies that support faculty entrepeneurs (PPT)
• Can Patents Block My Research?
  University research is not exempt from liability for patent infringement (PPT)
• The Technology Transfer Death Spiral
  (PPT)
• Famous and Infamous Lawsuits
  (PPT)
• Biotechnology Research in the Age of Bioterrorism
  (PPT)
• Projecting Deal Flow and Revenue Using AUTM Survey Data
  Poster presentation for AUTM 2004 annual meeting (PPT)
• Benefits of an In-house Patent Counsel
  Poster presentation for AUTM 2004 annual meeting (PPT)
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act and the TEACH Act
  Understanding the latest copyright laws (PPT)
• Moving Day Checklist
  Following the IP when faculty leave the institution (PPT)
• A Powerful New Metric: "Technologies Transferred"
  A new metric for tracking efficiency of transferring inventions to the marketplace (PDF)
• Caught in the Middle
  Managing internal and external expectations (PPT)
• Faculty Entrepeneur Obstacle Course
  Hurdles faced by faculty start-up companies and tech transfer offices (PPT)
• Patent Issues Facing Universities
  (PPT)
• IP Turf Battles
  Picking, winning or refereeing the fights over intellectual property (PPT)
• Surviving in Your Technology Transfer Career
  (PPT)
• Inventorship in the Academic Setting
  (PPT)
• Technology Transfer Desk Reference (Abridged)
  (PPT)
• IP Handbook, Chapter 12: Technology Marketing
  (PDF)