Learn About:
- How to Disclose Your Invention
- Training: How Inventors Are Rewarded
- Patenting Policy and FAQ
- Policy and Procedure References
Disclose your invention
Steps:
- Download, complete, and sign the UC ANR Intellectual Property Disclosure Form
- Email it to ANRTechTransfer@ucanr.edu; copy William Decker at UCOP at william.decker@ucop.edu for review.
Centralized Process for Intellectual Property Disclosure
We’ve launched a unified process for disclosing new Intellectual Property (IP) developed through UC ANR programs. This is the essential first step to explore how your work can be protected, shared or translated into broader use.
What You Should Know
What is IP protection?
Protecting IP means securing legal rights for your innovations—like patents or copyrights—so they can be responsibly managed, whether through open sharing, licensing or commercialization.
What does ‘disclosure’ mean?
The term disclosure refers to the act of making something known or public that was previously secret or private. It can also be described as the process of revealing or uncovering information. In legal contexts, it often involves the delivery of documents or information to support legal proceedings.
Intellectual Property Essentials
How inventors are rewarded
In this training, the Regents of the University of California cover policies and best practices for patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.
Patenting
University of California Office of the President (UCOP) resources
UC is currently working under two patent policies. The Current (1997) Policy is in effect. However, some long-term UC employees can choose whether to have their inventions administered under the Old (1963/85) Policy or under the Current Policy.
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