IP and Commercialization Faculty Guide
Introduction
The University of Kentucky strives to provide an atmosphere where the spirit of inquiry flourishes and where this scholarly inquiry, in the form of research and creative activity, ultimately leads to tangible benefits for society as a whole. In turn, new and innovative research enables UK to recruit, reward, and retain outstanding faculty, generate income to support further research, and promote economic growth.
See Research Stats & Rankings and IP & Tech Transfer Stats for more.
The development, management, and transfer of intellectual property to benefit the public require a strong partnership between the university and you—the faculty, staff and students who make the discoveries. The 1980 Bayh-Dole Act gives universities the right to retain ownership of IP resulting from federally funded support, and this ownership right is broadened in the Tax Reform Act of 1986. This right of ownership allows UK to protect your rights to use the IP and continue to build on your research. UK safeguards not only your rights as the originator, but also safeguards the IP, as the university works in the spirit of Bayh-Dole to bring the IP into public use.
This Web site will guide you through the internal policies of intellectual property development and current technology-transfer practices at the University of Kentucky.
Contacts
IP disclosure procedures
Patent process
Material transfer agreements
Confidential disclosure agreements
Licensing opportunities
Don Keach
A144 ASTeCC Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0286
859.218.6555
fax: 859.323.1074
Working with industry
Consulting
Conflict of interest
Starting your own company
Campus incubators
Len Heller, Vice President for Commercialization and Economic Development
A256 ASTeCC Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0286
859.218.6512
Intellectual property activities are supported by:
Katherine Adams
UK Office of Legal Counsel
301 Main Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0032
859.257.2936
fax: 859.323.1062