What Can I Expect ?

What I Can Expect

The Knowledge Transfer team is responsible for the implementation of UCD’s policies relating to the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) and for the management of the intellectual property portfolio arising from UCD’s research programmes.

Specific activities of the Knowledge Transfer team include:

Support for researchers with regard to IP considerations for funded research projects
Preparing research contracts, non-disclosure and material transfer agreements
Assisting researchers in identifying intellectual property and completion of invention disclosure forms
Performing due diligence on completed invention disclosure forms
Searching patent databases in association with researchers
Developing strategies for protection of intellectual property
Preparing patent filings in association with patent agents
Developing and implementing commercialisation strategies to exploit UCD IP
Sourcing of licensees and marketing of inventions
Drafting and negotiating of licence agreements
Meeting contractual obligations including the timely reporting of newly discovered intellectual property to the relevant state agencies.

In addition, researchers who wish to launch sustainable and profitable start-ups emerging from UCD intellectual property, can avail of series of programmes focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, such as the Innovation Pathway Programme and the VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme, to facilitate the journey from ideation to sustainable spin-out company.