Intellectual Property 


Get Familiar with the Commercialization Process

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A flowchart depicting the UArizona commercialization process.

The UArizona commercialization process

IP is just one piece of a much larger process. Making commercialization work takes a whole team of people who manage a lot of moving parts. Follow this link for a comprehensive look at how TLA works with inventors and ecosystem members to bring U of A inventions to the marketplace.

Our teams work with University of Arizona inventors to protect various types of IP, enabling all stakeholders – the inventors as well as the university – to benefit from these discoveries.

Protecting inventions through intellectual property increases the opportunity for them to create impact. If an invention is protected, it cannot be legally copied, manufactured, marketed or sold by anyone other than the patent owner or licensee. IP protection provides the opportunity to be unique in the marketplace. 

A Hand-Picked Network of Patent Attorneys

Working with a network of hand-picked law firms around the nation, we ensure that U of A IP is protected and made ready to license. Every technology has its own features and value propositions, and thus carries its own market opportunities. As a result, the conversation you have with a TLA licensing manager about protecting your invention will be unique to you and your situation.


Helpful Terms

Intellectual property takes many forms. While there are others, these are the three most U of A innovators create.

Patents

Patents protect a product or process that offers a novel solution to a problem.

Copyrights

Copyrights protect literary and artistic works, like written work, photographs, music, video, software, and illustrations. 

Trademarks

Trademarks are symbols that help set apart the goods or services of a business. 

Learn more about the U of A’s policies and practices for disclosing and protecting inventions, distributing royalties, managing conflict, and more in the Commercialization FAQ.
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