ABOUT US
BYU Technology Transfer protects and commercializes technologies invented at Brigham Young University. The office provides expertise in business relationships, negotiations, protection of intellectual property, marketing, license agreements, contracts, and entrepreneurship.
The primary purpose of the Technology Transfer Office is to facilitate the transfer of university-developed technologies to the marketplace. We do this by protecting BYU intellectual property (usually through patents), and by subsequently licensing the protected intellectual properties to companies outside the university.
Our primary functions include:
- Receive invention disclosures from BYU employee inventors
- Engage outside legal counsel to secure IP rights
- Manage the patent process
- Assess the commercial viability of inventions
- Search for potential licensees
- Negotiate, prepare, execute, and manage license agreements
- Collect and distribute royalties and other licensing income
- Provide status updates to inventor(s) and their college(s)
- Review sponsored research agreements and faculty consulting agreements that may involve intellectual property
See our latest annual report (pdf)
Our Staff
Life Sciences Licensing (801) 422-3049 |
Software Licensing (801) 422-4866 |
Engineering Licensing (801) 422-3676 |
Paralegal / Office Manager (801) 422-6266 |
Controller (801) 422-9240 |
In The News
- BYU Technology Transfer license allows you to do your blood work at home ("You Can Do Your Blood Work at Home Now", Utah Business, October 13, 2021)
- BYU Technology Transfer license helps kids learn and apply mental health concepts ("BYU Psychologist Creates Mental Health Card Game for Kids", KSL, September 22, 2021)
- Provo rated best performing city thanks to BYU Technology Transfer ("Best Performing Cities", Milken Institute, 2021)
- BYU Technology Transfer license leads to one of the fastest growing companies in America (Daily Herald, December 5, 2020)
- Among smaller comprehensive research universities, BYU's Technology Transfer Office ranks far above any other institution for innovation impact productivity ("The Innovation Impact of U.S. Universities", George W. Bush Institute, June 2020)
- BYU Technology Transfer Office among top 4 best (Milken Institute, 2017)