DUTIES OF THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE. (TTO) The TTO will have the following duties related to the Patents Policy: A Upon request, provide advice and assistance to Researchers with respect to consulting agreements with industrial and other organizations that may involve rights to inventions within the scope of this Policy and provide advice and assistance to University officials who have responsibilities with respect to the approval of consulting arrangements; B Maintain a file for each invention disclosure and each notice and statement with respect to inventions that the faculty member is claiming were not supported by the University. Each file will contain a complete record of all actions; C Determine the form, detail, and supporting information required for disclosure of inventions and provide notice of these requirements to the University community and to individual inventors; D Where there are two or more persons associated with the University claiming to be inventors or creators of an invention in which the University has rights, encourage and facilitate an early agreement (in a form acceptable to the University) among those persons concerning which of the claimants shall be considered inventors or creators for the purposes of this Policy and in what fraction each shall share in the benefits of the Policy; E Assist the Office of University Legal Counsel in obtaining legal protection and arranging for licensing or other commercial development in those cases in which the University elects to pursue its rights, including preparing and prosecuting applications for patent, plant variety protection, and other legal protection; negotiating or assisting in negotiation of licenses and related agreements; and monitoring the collection of royalties or other related income; and F Prepare or assist in the preparation of all required reports on inventions.
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