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Prefix
(e.g. Dr., Ms., Rev.) |
The prefix to the name of the individual
submitting the third-party assignment request.
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| First
Name |
The first name of the individual submitting
the third-party assignment request.
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| Middle
Name |
The middle name
or initial of the individual submitting the
third-party assignment request. |
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| Last
Name |
The last name
of the individual submitting the third-party
assignment request. |
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Suffix
(e.g. Jr., Nobel) |
Any suffix to
the name of the individual submitting the third-party
assignment request. |
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| E-mail
Address |
The e-mail address of the individual submitting
the third-party assignment request. The format
for this field is test@test.com.
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Invention Report Number
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The Invention Report number of the invention
for which the assignment is requested. The Invention Report number can contain up to 18 characters. The first 7 characters, before the dash, may vary in length from 4, 5, 6, or 7 values. However, the second half (##-####) must contain values. The complete format for the field is: ##########-##-####.
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| Grantee/Contractor
Organization |
The full name of the Grantee or Contractor
Organization that holds the rights to the
invention for which the assignment is requested.
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| Grant/Contract
Number |
The grant or contract number of the primary
agency supporting the invention for which
the assignment is requested.
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| Invention
Title |
The title reflects the title of the invention
for which the assignment is requested. The
title must appear exactly as it appears in
the Invention Report submitted to iEdison.
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| Invention
Docket Number |
The Invention Docket Number field is provided
for the convenience of iEdison users as a
unique identifier to help identify the invention
for which the assignment is requested. The
invention docket number may be any combination
of numbers and letters. If an invention docket
number is not provided, the iEdison system
sets the value equal to the last six digits
of the Invention Report number.
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| Description
of the technology and explanation of why the
assignment is necessary for commercialization
of the technology |
Provide a brief description of the technology
encompassed in the invention for which the
assignment is requested.
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| Explanation
of why the technology cannot be commercialized
through means other than assignment to a third
party, such as through exclusive or co-exclusive
licensing |
Explain what steps have been taken to commercialize
the invention for which the assignment is
requested. Explain why efforts to commercialize
have not met with success.
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| Description
of entity to which contractor proposes assignment
(i.e., non-profit, for-profit, etc.) |
Briefly describe the type of organization
to which the invention will be assigned. Include
any information as to why this organization
is well suited to pursue the commercialization
in light of the earlier unsuccessful efforts.
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| How
the public interest will be protected after
assignment including, for example, 1) agreement
by the assignee that it and its successors will
be subject to the terms and provisions of 37
CFR 401 in commercializing the technology, 2)
remedies for failure to comply with conditions
placed on the assignment by the grantee for
the public interest and 3) disposition of the
technology in the event the assignee enters
bankruptcy, dissolution, or is otherwise unable
or unwilling to commercialize the technology
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Given the objectives of the Bayh-Dole Act
as they apply to the public interest, describe
how that interest will be protected if the
invention assignment is approved.
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