Resources

The following are links to resources that inventors and creators may find useful.

UTHealth

• Core Laboratories
• Office of Research
• Office of Sponsored Projects
• Post-Award Finance Team

Intellectual Property / Patents

• US Patent and Trademark Office
• Changes in US patent Law under AIA
• European Patent Office
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• WIPO Intellectual Property Digital Library
• The patent process
• Manual of Patent examining Procedure (MPEP)
• Myriad-Mayo Subject Matter Guidance - Quick Reference Guide

Copyrights

• US Copyright Office
• Library of Congress: Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright
• Video: Copyright Basics

Software/Mobile Apps

• FTC/HHS Mobile Health App Interactive Tool
• PLOS Article: A Quick Guide to Software Licenses for the Scientist-Programmer

Funding Agencies

• Funding opportunities

Policies

• UTHealth Policies and Regulations
• NIH Data Sharing Policy
• Texas Education Code for Conflict of Interest

Technology Transfer Societies

• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
• Licensing Executives Society (LES)
• LES - Houston Chapter

Patent Case Law of Interest

• Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
    Opinion
• Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. et al.
    Opinion
• Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co.
    Opinion
• Alice Corp v. CLS Bank Int'l, on Computer-implemented Inventions
    Opinion

Patent Blogs of Interest

• IPWatchdog
• PatentlyO
• Inventive step
• Patent Docs
• Trademark - Brand Protection Blog