Submitting an Innovation Disclosure

What is an innovation disclosure? The Innovation Disclosure is a confidential internal document that summarizes your idea’s usefulness and lists any federal or other financial support. The submission form will further identify a list of contributors and their percentage contribution to the innovation, a description of the innovation, any materials from third parties and your plans for any public disclosures. Each contributor will need to electronically sign the disclosure for the form to be complete. If you are unsure as to how to proceed, please feel free to contact our office and speak to someone directly.

 

Take a look at a sample Innovation Disclosure HERE.
Prepare to submit your disclosure using this TIP SHEET.

Please note that your submission is not a legal document and it is not a part of the formal patent application process and does not provide any legal protection for your invention.

How do I submit an Innovation disclosure?

Submission of an innovation disclosure is the first step in protecting and commercializing your innovation.

Ideally, your innovations should be disclosed at least 2-3 months prior to public disclosure. Early disclosure allows time for analysis and appropriate protection of the innovation.

Note: public disclosure includes, but is not limited to, conference abstracts, poster or verbal presentations at conferences or other meeting venues and publication of any kind - this includes foundation and university newsletters.

How to Submit

  • Click the button below.
  • Use Single-sign on credentials.
  • Select “New Disclosure” from the upper-right hand side menu.
  • Select “Invention Disclosure” from the disclosure type drop-down menu.
  • Complete the form and submit.
  • If you do not hear back from our office after three business days, please contact us at 305-243-5689.

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If submitting a grant and divulging novel chemical structures or other proprietary information, please contact OTT to discuss.

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