{"id":22,"date":"2017-02-17T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T23:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/innovation\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:45:11","slug":"protect-intellectual-property","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/innovation\/protect-intellectual-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row white wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invention Disclosure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Commercialization will evaluate whether your innovation is protectable and, if so, navigate the process of patent, trademark or copyright, as applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of factors we evaluate to determine if we will pursue a patent. Among others, technology assessment takes the following into account:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion  wsu-accordion--size-small\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__18853\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>Development Stage<\/strong><\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__18853\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Innovations early in development may need significant resources to reach a commercially viable and valuable point.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion  wsu-accordion--size-small\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__94660\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>Patentability<\/strong><\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__94660\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Inventions are assessed based on novelty, non-obviousness and usefulness.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion  wsu-accordion--size-small\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__3565\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>Impact<\/strong><\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__3565\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Whether the technology is groundbreaking or game changing, and its adaptability.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Whether a technology is appropriate for niche\/small markets or widely useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Stage of Development, Development Cost and Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;Innovations early in development may need significant resources to reach a commercially viable and valuable point.<\/li><li><strong>Patentability:<\/strong>&nbsp;Inventions are assessed based on novelty,non-obviousness and usefulness.<\/li><li><strong>Impact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Whether the technology is groundbreaking or game changing, and its adaptability.<\/li><li><strong>Market Breadth and Size:<\/strong>&nbsp;Whether a technology is appropriate for niche\/small markets or widely useful.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of protecting an invention has many steps and does take some time to complete. The earlier you submit your&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/innovation\/disclose-an-invention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">invention disclosure<\/a>, the faster our office can make a determination and begin the assessment process.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"222\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1579\/2017\/12\/Icons-Commercialization-11.png\" alt=\"Certification image\" class=\"wp-image-2946\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patent, Trademark and Copyright Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office (patent basics)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/trademarks\/basics\/what-trademark\">USPTO <br>(trademark basics)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/help\/faq\/faq-general.html#what\">U.S. Copyright Office<br>(copyright basics)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/en\/web\/about-ip\">World Intellectual Property Organization (IP intro)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTA Agreements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a WSU researcher, you may need to send or receive materials to or from other organizations.&nbsp; To protect the intellectual property associated with the information and\/or material it is essential that a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is put in place before sending or receiving materials. 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