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Supply Push Program Model

Supply Push Program Model. RERC on Technology Transfer James A. Leahy. RERC on Technology Transfer. Mission statement Center overview/background Definition of supply push model of technology transfer Confidentiality issues. Seeking Technologies. Invention competitions

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Supply Push Program Model

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  1. Supply PushProgram Model RERC on Technology Transfer James A. Leahy

  2. RERC onTechnology Transfer • Mission statement • Center overview/background • Definition of supply push model of technology transfer • Confidentiality issues

  3. Seeking Technologies • Invention competitions • USPTO patent database • Conferences • Open solicitations • Federal labs • Other RERC’S • Aztech’s innovation program

  4. Prescreening of Technologies • Identify competing products • Interviews of consumers & experts • Preliminary patent search through USPTO & IBM websites

  5. Technology Acceptance • Negotiating & executing an agent agreement • What is an agent agreement • Securing working prototype and additional documentation from inventor

  6. Product Team • Consumer focus groups • Marketing study • Technical evaluation • Identify prospective licensing partners

  7. Commercialization Package • Cover letter • Delineate purpose of correspondence & package • Informs reader of intent to license • Informs reader of planned future follow-up

  8. Commercialization Package • Videotape, pictures, or CAD drawings • Visit to potential licensees • Executive summary • Overview • Background • Current situation

  9. CommercializationPackage • Technical evaluation • Discussion of specific device features • Human & environmental factors

  10. Commercialization Package • Marketing evaluation • Target market • Market projections • Market growth • Competing products & manufacturers

  11. Commercialization Package • Marketing evaluation • Opportunity for device • Marketing strategy • Sales projection

  12. Commercialization Package • Consumer focus groups • Current consumer status and satisfaction level • Evaluation of the device • Description of the ideal product

  13. Licensing • License negotiations • Royalties • Monitoring sales

  14. Acknowledgement • This is a presentation of the T2RERC which is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education, under grant number H133E980024. The opinions contained in this presentation are those of the grantee and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Education.

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