Agency
(Agency iEdison) - The Agency iEdison account
type is the Agency iEdison Specialist, an iEdison
staff member at a Federal agency other than the
NIH. This user may view invention reports and supplementary
information submitted to a particular Federal agency.
Extramural
Inventor (Inventor) - The Inventor account
type typically has received an inventor waiver or
third-party waiver, and may submit patent filings
and utilization reports related to an invention,
but may not submit new invention disclosures.
GMS/CMS
(Grants/Contracts Management) - The Grants/Contracts
Management account type provides administrative
oversight of grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements at the NIH. This user may view invention
reports submitted to a particular Institute or Center.
IDO
(Patent Counsel) - The IDO account type is
an Invention Reports Specialist, often a patent
counsel staff member an iEdison Federal agency.
This user may create and modify invention reports,
patents, utilization reports, and waivers, and may
verify receipt of confirmatory licenses and government
support clauses.
Intramural
OTT/TDCB - The Intramural OTT/TDCB account
type is an OTT/TDCB Specialist, part of the NIH
Offices of Technology Transfer or Contracts offices
that deals with technology development and commercialization
may view extramural inventions where NIH has an
interest in the technology; e.g., the grantee or
contractor has requested a waiver
NIH
(iEdison Accounts Administrator) - The iEdison
Accounts Administrator account type is an expert
user of the system. This user supports other iEdison
users in the areas of registration, account administration,
grantee/contractor organization maintenance, and
system administration.
OTT
(Office of Technology Transfer) - The Office
of Technology Transfer account type supports the
Office of Technology Transfer/Licensing or Office
of Research and Development at the extramural organization.
This user may submit invention disclosures, patent
filings, and utilization reports, and request waivers.
PO
(Program Office) - The Program Office account
type provides technical oversight of grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements within the NIH. This
user may view invention reports submitted to a specific
Institute or Center.
PPE
(Program, Planning, and Evaluation) - The
Program, Planning, and Evaluation account type evaluates
commercialization resulting from funding agreements,
or is involved in legislative planning and preparing
reports for Congressional budget hearings. This
user may view utilization data specific to a particular
Institute or Center at the NIH.
