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Office of Technology Transfer

The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) serves as the link between the commercial marketplace and Auburn University faculty. OTT offers Auburn researchers expertise and guidance regarding the protection of intellectual property, including patents and copyrights, and in seeking licensing agreements with commercial entities to take Auburn research developments into the marketplace for the public benefit. Services provided by OTT include: evaluation of invention disclosures; management of the patent process; marketing of Auburn’s intellectual properties; working with start-up companies licensing Auburn technologies; negotiation of confidentiality, material transfer, collaboration and licensing agreements with industry and other research institutions.

OTT News

  • OTT launches Tech Notice: a mailing list announcing new Auburn technologies as they are posted to the website.  Subscribers can sign up for all technologies or only for those from certain technical fields. Sign up here.
  • Registration for this year's Alabama Launchpad business plan competition begins September 2nd.  Submissions for the optional and non-competitive Phase I (where participants will receive feedback/suggestions from a panel of experts) are due September 26th. Teams that wish to skip this optional stage may still enter the competition up until November 14th.

Contact

Auburn University
Office of Technology Transfer
215 East Thach Avenue
Auburn, Alabama 36830
(334) 844-4977-Phone
(344) 844-5963-Fax
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Campus Mail: Office of Technology Transfer
email: ott@auburn.edu