RESOURCES AND LINKS

for International Comparative
Intellectual Property Studies*

Intellectual Property Law

Technology Licensing and Transfer

Association of University Technology Managers, Inc. (AUTM)
An excellent resources on technology transfer and/or licensing involving a university or research institution in the United States. It's Technology Transfer Practice Manual and annual Licensing Survey has often been quoted and treated as the authority on the effect and progress of Bayh-Dole Act and Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.

National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer (NIH/OTT)
Vast amount of information available, including the criteria, procedures and forms to enter a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with a government agency such as NIH and/or its affiliated institutes. The site also has extensive links to other offices and sites that do technology transfer.

National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)
Initially established with congressional funding, the NTTC is located on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia and is now a self-sufficient entity (although it still maintains close contact with the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Commercial Technology Network. This site offers a wide range of products and services and a nice gateway to other useful sites (especially federal laboratories) concerning technology licensing and related training programs.

Navicyte Biolinks
An excellent portal service and guide to the world of biotechnology and pharmaceutical business, science and law. Also very useful for licensing references in these fields. The only drawback: this cite requires constant updates.

Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International, Inc.
This site offers a wide variety of information on research and development activities, new technology, licensing, spin-offs and various online publications.

*This list is intended to serve as a starting point for those who wish to conduct international comparative researches on intellectual property and/or trade law issues. As many of these sites also provide extensive links to other sites, our list is not an attempt to duplicate their efforts, rather to compliment them. Special indications are made for sites that are bilingual, multilingual or in foreign language.

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