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Commercialization

  • Technological Innovation is Not Enough

    Posted on March 21st, 2007

    Many innovators focus on the technologies that they can contribute toward improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. But to realize this noble aim, the most successful innovators also think about supply and demand — the principles of monetizing their innovation. This year the Wharton School of Business dedicated their technology conference to the idea […]

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  • Patent Protection

    Posted on March 4th, 2007

    A patent is defined as a grant by the United States federal government that permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling a claimed invention (United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2003). A patent does not give the owner the right to make, use, or sell his invention, nor does the issuance of a patent imply that there is a market for the device. A patent represents a judgment made by the USPTO that your invention is new and unique.

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  • Licensing

    Posted on March 4th, 2007

    The owner of intellectual property often looks for others to commercialize his or her technology. Licensing refers to a situation in which a business partner or company may produce a product developed for a specific period of time. The licensing agreement is an agreement wherein the owner of the intellectual property waives their right to sue the licensor for patent infringement under specified the terms.

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  • Copyright Protection

    Posted on February 25th, 2007

    Copyright is commonly used as protection for educational materials, including the development of software applications for student with disabilities. Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including books, music, graphics, dramatic works, and software programs.

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  • Before You Apply for a Patent

    Posted on February 22nd, 2007

    Before deciding whether to secure a patent, you must complete a series of steps, which the corporate and legal world calls due diligence. To perform your due diligence in the patent application process you must first conduct a preliminary patent search. Both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Delphion have excellent Web sites with search engines for performing this task.

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Articles and Papers

  • New York Times: Prototype - A Patent Is Worth Having, Right? Well, Maybe Not

    Patents are supposed to give inventors an incentive to create things that spur economic growth. For some companies, especially in the pharmaceutical business, patents do just that by allowing them to pull in billions in profits from brand-name, blockbuster drugs. But for most public companies, patents don’t pay off, say a couple of researchers who have crunched the numbers. . . . The New York Times reports.

  • Open Call from the Patent Office

    This Washington Post article introduces and discusses the Patent Office’s first call for online patent applications beginning March, 2007.

  • Slow Internet Speed in the U.S. and Implications for Innovation

    A study by the Communications Workers of America finds that the U.S. has slower internet speed than 16 other industrialized nations. Slower internet speed could negatively affect innovation in the country, says the union, and it recommends a national policy to address the problem.

  • Technology Assessment of the U. S. Assistive Technology Industry

    This 2003 assessment sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce includes substantial information about AT markets and future potential, total sales and revenues in the industry, manufacturing and design information, financing, regulation, specific industry recommendations, and many other essential topics. While the data is aging, this report should not be overlooked by entrepreneurs engaging in new ventures or attempting to grow small existing companies.

  • Voice-Technology Startup Aims to Get Doctors Using E-Records

    One of the important aspects of the commercialization of AT and AT-like technologies is the transfer into other general or niche markets. This article outlines Wisper Technology, LLP’s efforts to utilize speech recognition specifically for the medical field – an example of transfer that is being approached by many companies.

  • Voice-Technology Startup Aims to Get Doctors Using E-Records

    One of the important aspects of the commercialization of AT and AT-like technologies is the transfer into other general or niche markets. This article outlines Wisper Technology, LLP’s efforts to utilize speech recognition specifically for the medical field – an example of transfer that is being approached by many companies.

Websites

The following links are to outside resources and are not contained on this site.

  • BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law

    BitLaw is a commercial website offering information on patent law, licensing, trademark law, internet law, legal resources, copyright law, software patenting, and other technology oriented legal matters. It includes examples and essential components of forms and contracts.

  • Female Engineers at U.S. Institutions: A Data Profile

    This free online book was developed by the National Research Council to respond to requests of several federal agencies to disseminate information on mentoring, career satisfaction, work activities, and other statistical information on female engineers in academia.

  • MentorNet

    MentorNet is an organization supporting diversity in engineering and science through mentorship and other resources such as a resume database.

  • My Own Business

    A free resource, My Own Business is a non-profit on-line resource. Anyone can take advantage of its 12 sequential tutorial sessions, business plan examples and templates, quizzes and sound bytes without logging in. The basic course, Getting Started, includes on-line classes in Deciding on a Business, Business Plan, How to Finance Your Business, and other topics.

  • Number of Disabled Expected to Rise; More Research Urged

    This article from American Medical News, the online newspaper of the American Medical Association, indicates that the figure of 40 million Americans with disabilities is likely to increase significantly in the future due to various factors. This may indicate a need for increased technological support and larger assistive markets, as well as a need for services that reduce the likelihood of developing disability.

  • SCORE

    Score is a “nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE’s 10,500 retired and working volunteers provide free business counseling and advice as a public service.” Among the services it provides are: an “A sk SCORE” email-advice connection; face-to-face business counseling and low-cost workshops at 389 chapters nationwide; and free and confidential small business counseling.

  • Small Business Administration

    The Small Business Administration website offers basics and a great orientation. Summaries include Startup Basics, Business Planning, Financing, Marketing, Employees, Taxes, Legal Aspects, and Special Interest topics. The SBA offers related training, as well: online courses, national trainings (click on a map for the calendar of trainings nearest you), a library, and online college and university courses. A rich archive of FAQs can be found at http://app1.sba.gov/faqs/

  • Technology Commercialization: A Guide to Internet Researching

    The New York State Technology and Science Law Center (NYSTAR), affiliated with the Syracuse University College of Law, produced this excellent guide to the specific commercialization of technology products and the use of the Internet as a research tool to support entrepreneurship. The guide contains sections on performing market analyses, producing Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDA’s), obtaining venture capital, intellectual property rights, regulations under a variety of governmental and international agencies, and other critical topics.

  • Women’s Business Centers

    Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) represent a national network of more than 100 educational resource centers designed to assist women start and grow small businesses. WBCs operate with the mission to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. The SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) Entrepreneurial Development site has links to women’s resources, success stories, and other information and associations for women.

Women’s Business Centers

Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) represent a national network of more than 100 educational resource centers designed to assist women start and grow small businesses. WBCs operate with the mission to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. The SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) Entrepreneurial Development site has links to women’s resources, success stories, […]

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