Resources

The Office of Technology Management provides essential resources to support inventors and creators in technology commercialization, including guidance on intellectual property, funding, licensing, and institutional policies. Explore the resources below to learn more.

• UTHealth Houston
  • Core Laboratories
  • Office of Research
  • Office of Sponsored Projects
  • Venture Mentoring Service Southeast Texas
• Intellectual Property / Patents
  • US Patent and Trademark Office
  • Changes in US patent Law under AIA
  • European Patent Office
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • WIPO Intellectual Property Digital Library
  • The patent process
  • Manual of Patent examining Procedure (MPEP)
  • Myriad-Mayo Subject Matter Guidance - Quick Reference Guide
• Copyrights
  • US Copyright Office
  • Library of Congress: Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
  • Video: Copyright Basics
• Software / Mobile Apps
  • FTC/HHS Mobile Health App Interactive Tool
  • PLOS Article: A Quick Guide to Software Licenses for the Scientist-Programmer
• Funding Agencies

  There are no funding opportunities at this time.

• Policies
  • UTHealth Houston Policies and Regulations
  • NIH Data Sharing Policy
  • Texas Education Code for Conflict of Interest
• Technology Transfer Societies
  • Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • LES - Houston Chapter
• Patent Case Law of Interest
  • Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
      Opinion
  • Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al.
      Opinion
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co.
      Opinion
  • Alice Corp v. CLS Bank Int'l, on Computer-implemented Inventions
      Opinion
• Patent Blogs of Interest
  • IPWatchdog
  • PatentlyO
  • Patent Docs
  • Trademark - Brand Protection Blog