The Office of Technology Transfer
The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) provides leadership and strategic direction for the system wide University of California technology transfer program and is responsible for administration of intellectual property on behalf of the University. OTT functions include the development and administration of intellectual property policy, including the University of California Patent Policy, the evaluation of inventions, prosecution of patents, licensing of intellectual property, monitoring of licenses and other intellectual property agreements, distribution of resulting income, and provision of support to other University units in copyright, trademark, and research funding agreements.
In addition, OTT provides outreach services for the community on behalf of the system wide technology transfer program. These services include giving forums about how to work with UC, and providing ways to access the UC tech transfer system though publications, Web sites, and visibility at relevant meetings.
