Discuss
The first step in the technology-transfer process is to discuss your idea with UTRF. Once you (inventor) contact UTRF, one of us will come to your office or lab to learn about your idea, or you can come to our office. Either way, the key first step is to make sure that we understand your data, idea and goals.
Disclose
The second step in the process is to file an invention disclosure. Filing a disclosure notifies your department and college of your idea, lets the Office of Research Administration determine if your research sponsors have any claim on your idea, and eventually results in the formal UTRF management assignment of your idea.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Technology Transfer Process | Office of Technology Transfer | University of Tennessee Research Foundation
