For Academic Institutions

TLO-KYOTO provides IP management services for academic institutions and supports various activities, including invention excavation, invention evaluation, patent filing and technology transfer.

Intellectual Property Management

1. Invention Excavation

Our associate will meet with researches of your institutions to proactively investigate the possibilities of undiscovered inventions.

2. Invention Evaluation

Our associate will evaluate an invention disclosure for the academic institution to decide whether they should file a patent application based on the invention disclosure. The invention evaluation process may include the following process:

• Prior art search

• Market value analysis

• Evaluation report submission

• Report to the invention committee of the academic institution

3. Patent Filing

We support the patent filing process at the academic institution by suggesting claims and specifications desirable for licensing.

4. Technology Transfer

We market inventions after their patent filing to companies and investors inside and outside Japan. Such technology transfer service may include the following:

• Strategy development for technology transfer

• Preparation of technology summary sheet

• Technology introduction to foreign and domestic companies

• Agreement negotiation support

All the above supports will be operated under an outsourcing service agreement.
The Frontier division of TLO-KYOTO has partnered with many academic institutions and offers various types of services according to each institution's needs.
Please feel free to contact us for consultation and detailed information.

Our clients include:

Kyoto University

Kyushu University

Wakayama University

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Fukuoka University

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Ritsumeikan University