You've found the focal point on campus for intellectual property (IP) management, technology commercialization, applied-research collaborations with industry, faculty entrepreneurship – UMSL's technology transfer office (aka: TTO) is the " Office of IP Management & Commercialization."
We help UMSL faculty, staff, and students through the process of identifying, analyzing, protecting, marketing, and potentially licensing your research discoveries, invention, and creative and digital works.
Basic Facts (Video): Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights(USPTO) This video provides a quick and easy breakdown of the three main types of intellectual property and the protection they provide. You'll also learn how trademarks differ from domain names and business names.
First Inventor to File (watch a 4-part series of brief USPTO videos on YouTube explaining Prior Art since implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act)
Video 1: Claimed Invention, Prior Art, and Effective Filing Date
Video 2: Exceptions to what can be considered Prior Art
Video 3: Patent Applications and Patents as Prior Art
Video 4: Exceptions to Prior Art discussed in Video 3
Contact us for information on our latest discoveries available for licensing. Also, visit the following:
UMSL Innovations online marketplace. Find and express license copyrighted materials online at UMSL Innovations. We are also working to list patented technologies on this site for informational purposes.
UM TechFinder. Find technologies available for licensing from any of the four University of Missouri campuses. Search for "UMSL" for our campus' available inventions.
National Academy of Inventors ® (NAI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit member organization comprising U.S. and international universities, and governmental and non-profit research institutions. Founded in 2010, the NAI:
Enhances the visibility of university and non-profit research institute technology and academic innovation
Encourages the disclosure of intellectual property
Educates and mentors innovative students
Encourages the translation of the inventions of its members to benefit society
Membership in the National Academy of Inventors is available through local university and non-profit research institute chapters only. To join the NAI, an inventor must be affiliated with an Institutional Member and be a named inventor on one or more patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) -- UMSL is a Charter Institutional Member of the NAI. In addition to regular "inventor" membership, honorary membership is recognized.