Resources

The America Invents Act

• Highlights of the America Invents Act (pdf)
• How does the new patent law affect you?
  Stanford AIA educational sessions

Publications

• Stanford Technology Brainstorm Newsletter
• Articles About Stanford's OTL
• The Technology Transfer Process at a Glance (pdf)

Annual Reports:

• 2013-2014: Risky Business
• Archives

Video:

• Our executive director, Katharine Ku, talks about our mission and the basics of licensing in a video for the University's Entreprenurial Corner.

Presentation: OTL Overview
"Life of a Stanford Invention" (updated: March, 2015)

• Powerpoint file
• PDF file

Stanford Start-ups

• OTL Start-Up Guide (PDF) – A guide for Stanford faculty, staff, and students interested in launching a start-up company based on intellectual property that is owned by the University. It is a broad overview of the start-up process and provides background on resources available for Stanford entrepreneurs.
• Start-Up Licensees – A partial list of companies who have licensed technologies from Stanford under agreements that included equity.
• Conflicts of Interest – Stanford’s policies and practices were developed to optimize technology transfer and mitigate conflict of interest (COI) when licensing Stanford intellectual property to a start-up.
  • University Policies on Conflict of Interest
  • Best Practices for Student Start Ups
  • Best Practices for Faculty Start Ups
  • Particular Conflict of Interest Issues
• Sample Agreement – The boilerplate exclusive agreement with equity terms.
• Entrepreneurial Resources - Campus organizations involved with entrepreneurship, articles of interest and other information for entrepreneurs.

Statistics
A brief statistical look at OTL Fiscal Year 13-14

Disclosures received	483
Technologies that generated income	665
Licenses concluded	106
Gross royalties received	$108.6M
Technologies that generated over $100K	40
Income generated from liquidated equity	$23.2M

Working with OTL
Information for Attorneys


Guidelines for Stanford's Outside Counsel
This memorandum summarizes certain basic principles concerning the retention of outside counsel by the Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

Bayh-Dole Act
A Guide to the Bayh-Dole Law and Implementing Regulations.