University Tech Transfers

It takes a well-educated and field experienced legal team to be able to guide powerhouses in the education industry across the diverse range of legal rights.

Protecting your IP From Day 1 Through to Graduation

Universities and colleges are rich in intellectual property assets. From copyrighted academic journals to patent applications for groundbreaking technologies, most universities are managing innumerable copyrights, trademarks and patent portfolios ranging across subject matters and industries.

The Cole Schotz Intellectual Property Team represents universities and colleges on areas pertinent to the industry including matters involving technology transfer agreements, licensing, collaboration agreements, spin-offs, and start-ups. Our attorneys enter each representation with a focus on strategy and IP protection. This is applied to the filing of patent applications, trademark filings and enforcement, copyright registration and enforcement, IP licensing, and academic publishing policies. Our attorneys also ensure university clients remain in compliance with certain laws and regulations, such as Bayh-Dole Act Compliance.

Our attorneys work to address the legal and business issues so that our university clients can continue to concentrate on their innovation processes.