1	USF Patent Process Review and Revision Charles Hart Adrienne Perez Lucas Higman Eric Weaver Krista Seymour Sandra Corriette
2	PCT Process
3	Commercialization Process
4	Measurements for the Current Process Amount of revenue received from commercial applications of inventions and works. Allocation of revenue to inventor/author, research support, and the University.
5	Measurements for the Current Process Number of commercial applications completed and received. Number of disclosure of works form received. Number of disclosures reviewed by the Office of Research. Number of patents processed per year.
6	Commercialization Process Issues Vision Vision not geared toward commercialization, mainly toward research and education Consider the desired outcome: Previously, number of patents received
7	Commercialization Process Issues Decision-making Difficult decision-making process Culture of organization in decision-making Conflict of interests between publishing and patent for professors
8	Commercialization Process Issues Operations: Time delay in approval if patents are not submitted in correct format to U.S. Patent Office. Marketing of licenses not done a large scale Lack of structure for marketing activities Ineffective communication between parties
9	New Solutions and New Suggestions Decision-making Flatten decision making process. Create a learning organization. Promote creativity and leadership.
10	New Solutions and New Suggestions Marketing Start marketing approved patents to investors in Florida, and especially, the Bay area.
11	New Solutions and New Suggestions Communications Increase communication between offices by allowing interdepartmental access to university database.
12	New Solutions and New Suggestions Vision Rewrite vision to include increased commercialization. Focus should be on how many patents are actually commercialized.
13	New Patent Process
14	Measurements for the New Process Measure the number of patents processed on a per month basis. Quantitative measures of disclosures received, reviewed and evaluated (should be done on a per month basis) Number of commercial applications completed, received, and processed per month.
15	Measurements for the New Process Measure the lead time between the patent process and commercialization. Split revenues 33:33:33 between the INVENTOR: USF: LAB Measure satisfaction level for professors and students who have inventions.
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