Patenting and Technology Transfer

If you are affiliated with SUNY Oswego and have developed a novel method, device, process, material, software, or any other invention with commercial potential, you must disclose it to the Research Foundation's (RF) Central Office commercialization office.

This is required by the SUNY Policy on Patents and Inventions. Our campus technology transfer representative at RF Central Office will then start the assessment process and protect your valuable rights. The RF’s Office of Industry and External Affairs has created a helpful schematic showing The RFSUNY Technology Transfer Lifecycle.

Disclosure

The first step is to report - or disclose - your invention by filling out a “New Technology Disclosure (NTD)” via the RFSUNY "Inventor Portal". If you are new to the "Inventor Portal", click the "Request Account" button. At this point you may want to become familiar with the “SUNY Policy on Patents and Inventions” and talk to the Associate Provost for Research Development and Administration at SUNY Oswego and/or with the Technology Transfer Coordinator at RF’s Office of Industry and External Affairs.

Assessment

Technology transfer staff in RF’s Office of Industry and External Affairs, in consultation with ORSP at SUNY Oswego, will evaluate your invention for patentability and commercial potential. Campus administration and RF Operations Manager will review patent strategy and feasibility for covering fees/costs associated with each stage of the patenting process.

Protection

If the assessment is positive, designated RF Office of Industry and External Affairs staff will work with you to protect the invention by filing a patent application or other form of protection. A helpful flowchart of the patenting process can be found on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website.

Marketing

If the patenting process is successful, designated RF Office of Industry and External Affairs staff will seek potential commercial partners to make your technology available to the public.

If you are ready to begin the process, please complete in full and submit a “New Technology Disclosure (NTD)” via the RFSUNY "Inventor Portal". We will then initiate the assessment step with RF’s Office of Industry and External Affairs.

For more information about technology development in general, and the role RF Central Office plays in the process, feel free to contact RF’s Office of Industry and External Affairs.

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