FORMS & CONTRACTS
The Technology Commercialization office offers a number of forms online for download. If you do not see the form that you need or would like help finding the appropriate form, please contact the office at (801) 581-7792.
Invention Disclosure Form (IDF)
This form is to be filled out by inventors to inform the TCO of the nature on a new invention. This disclosure should list all sponsors of the research and should include all the information necessary to pursue protection and commercialization activities. It is critical that you complete every section of the disclosure in as much detail as possible or its processing can be delayed. You should also note the date of any upcoming publications or other public disclosure describing the invention. You may view a sample of either a life sciences or a physical sciences disclosure to help you fill one out in addition to following the appended instructions.When you are finished you may e-mail an electronic copy of the disclosure to our office but we will need a signed copy mailed to our office before we can begin to process the disclosure. This document will be treated as confidential.
Invention Disclosure Form (Word or PDF)
Invention Disclosure Form Instructions (Word or PDF)
Software invention Disclosure (Word)
Confidential disclosure agreements (CDA)
A CDA is an agreement between the university and an outside entity (company, person) this is used to facilitate discussions of information that is wished to remain out of the public. For companies, sharing of their business needs and development problems can lead towards developing solutions with university personnel, but would also want such needs and programs to not be known to their competitors. For universities, maintaining confidentiality can preserve rights (domestic and foreign) to inventions.
One-Way Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA)
Two-Way Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA)
Materials Transfer Agreement
A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is a document that is used by scientists and their institutions when they wish to transfer materials to other scientists and institutions. MTAs provided by outside organizations may contain clauses that are not consistent with the University of Utah policies and procedures and/or federal law. Signing one of these agreements could severely impede a scientist's ability to carry out his or her research or to publish in a timely fashion. It is important that all MTAs evaluated and signed by an appropriate TCO representative.
Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) MTA - (for current HHMI investigators only)
Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement (UBMTA)
*If you wish to transfer human samples you must first fill out the questionaire and submit it to the TCO, who will generate and circulate the MTA for signatures.
For reference only
Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA) for Human Samples
*Clinical trial protocol evaluation CDA's are now being processed and signed by OSP. Please contact Brent Brown
TERM SHEETS
Term sheets are a starting point in negotiating a contract either a licensing agreement or a sponsored research agreement. If you are interested in a technology or sponsoring research please contact the TCO office at (801) 581-7792.
Please read the following note if the Word file does not display correctly.
Tables do not display correctly for the Microsoft Word files if you are using third party file viewing program such as Quick View Plus (often preloaded with Dell and other computers) to view the files. If you are using program such as Quick View Plus, please save the file to your local disk first then open it with the Microsoft Word.