CVIP Licensing Process

At CVIP we are committed in providing timely and quality service for faculty, staff and prospective licensees of University inventions.  When an Investigator discloses a technology to CVIP, the Disclosure is assigned a Docket number and a case manager from CVIP. The case manager is the advocate for the technology, managing the life cycle of the technology from patent prosecution assessment to identifying a commercialization path, and developing business opportunities, with the overall objective of licensing the technology.  

Criteria used in determining whether to file a patent application:

• Market Validation: The disclosed technology has the potential to become commercially viable.  This includes understanding of the problem that the technology addresses, the competitive landscape and the attributes that make the new technology compelling
• Technology Validation: The technology has reached a reasonable maturity level (e.g., proof of concept and/or prototype). In addition, a preliminary search of prior art is conducted to evaluate the novelty of the technology.

In general, the decision to file a patent application is made within 90 days or receiving a disclosure. An additional 90 days may be needed to complete the application. This timeline may vary depending on the collaboration of the faculty/staff and their response time for the patent review, and the schedules and the availability of the law firms.  For more information check out the CVIP Licensing Process Flowchart (pdf).