Term: Spring 2022

Date: Every Wednesday from Sep 21st to Oct 19th, 2022

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Location: In-person & Online

Sept. 21: Torg 3310 Sept. 27: Torg 3310 October 5: Torg 3310 Oct. 12: Holtzman Alumni Center, Room location TBD Oct. 19: Holtzman Alumni Center, Room location TBD

Instructors: Grant Brewer & Gavin Garvey

Presented By: LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH

Description:

Virginia Tech’s LICENSE: Center for Tech Commercialization will be hosting a workshop series designed to assist faculty, research staff, and students in understanding the basics of technology transfer. Topics to be covered include the invention disclosure process, inventorship vs. authorship, patenting 101, technology marketing, and licensing. We will also provide tips on working with the LICENSE team to protect and commercialize your inventions and dispel common myths that can hamper those efforts. Participants who complete all the sessions in this course will receive a digital certificate. For more information visit the webiste: https://vt.edu/link/events/bootcamp.html

Participants who complete all the sessions in this course will receive a digital certificate.

• DATE	WORKSHOP
  Wednesday, September 21 Time: Noon -12PM	Workshop Session 1: Introductions and overview
  Wednesday, September 28 Time: Noon -12PM	Workshop Session 2:  Disclose: What is my idea or discovery, and how do I tell the University about it?
  Wednesday, October 5 Time: Noon -12PM	Workshop Session 3: Assess and Protect: What is the value of my idea, and how will it be protected?
  Wednesday, October 12 Time: Noon -12PM	Workshop Session 4: Plan and Market: How will I capture value from my idea, and how do we tell the world about it?
  Wednesday, October 19 Time: Noon -12PM	Workshop Session 5: How does my idea become licensed and to whom?