Technology & Research Services, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
Technology Evaluation: processes and policies
Professional Expertise
IP management in research & services contracts with industry; single companies and groups of companies
Technology evaluation & exploitation
Developing skills & processes for:
- Invention disclosure
- Market research techniques
- Evaluating technology & know-how
- IP protection strategy; patents and other methods
- Identifying a market
- Marketing technology
Licensing: structuring and negotiating a license deal
Creation of Spin-out companies
- IP ownership
- Equity holdings
- Academic staff & spin-outs
- Access to University services
- Dispute resolution