A successful negotiation of the terms of the MTA will lead to a clear statement on the purpose and limits of the use of materials. The company`s access to the results of the university`s use of the material depends to a large extent on the type of equipment provided, the proprietary value of the equipment for the business, and the extent of the intellectual property protection (IP) that the company has for the equipment and the potential commercial value of the results the university can produce. The higher the value of the materials, the more the university expects to offer benefits to the company in exchange for the use of materials. A license is a legally binding written document in which a party holding definable rights to a property transfers or grants all or part of those rights to another entity. A term used to describe a formal transfer of new discoveries and innovations resulting from scientific research in universities to the commercial sector. Material transfer agreements (ATMs) are contracts that govern the transfer of material material for research. No financial consideration is provided, except for a possible nominal fee for the reimbursement of preparation and distribution costs to the supplier. Material materials may include chemical compounds, living organisms, seeds, devices and biological materials such as proteins, antibodies, cell lines and tissues, etc., which can be consumed during research. Institutional support for traditional works with diploma or type resources that are not regularly made available to faculties or other EPO staff in a particular field. In accordance with academic tradition, the university will not express the provision of offices, laboratories, studios or libraries or scientific tasks off campus as an „exceptional use of institutional resources“ such as the use of this phrase in UNC policy. The exceptional use of institutional resources includes, without restriction, situations in which funds are paid (such as salaries, salaries or other), atypical reallocation periods (more than 3 hours per semester per semester, with the exception of off-campus scientific tasks) are granted to a faculty member or other resources are specifically allocated to support the development of copyrighted material.
If you believe you cannot sign the NC State Patent Directive, please contact our mta_cda@ncsu.edu office or gerry_sasser@ncsu.edu and we will work with you to conclude the relevant agreement. Please provide answers to the questions below in your email. Trade secrets can generally consist of any formula, motive, device or compilation of information, which gives an advantage over competitors who do not know them or who use them in commercial applications.
