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Our Policies
On this page you will find:
- Intellectual Property
- Licensing Faculty-Associated Companies
- Material Transfer Agreements
- Clinical Technology Assessment Agreements
- Guidelines for Use of Stanford Trademarks
- Export Control Memo from the Dean of Research
Intellectual Property:
Read Stanford's policies regarding intellectual property contained in the
Research
Policy Handbook.
In the Public Interest:
Nine Points to Consider in Licensing University Technology
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Licensing Faculty-Associated Companies
OTL must be particularly sensitive to public perception when a potential
licensee is a faculty-associated company. While faculty-inventor input
is important in licensing decisions, OTL is aware of the faculty-inventor's
potential conflicts of interest and must negotiate from an "arms-length"
relationship License agreements with faculty associated companies must
meet the highest standards with respect to financial terms and diligence
requirements to ensure that Stanford is justified in granting rights to
the technology.
- Faculty Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest
- Outside Consulting Activities by Members of the Academic Council
- Outside Consulting Activities by Members of the Academic Staff
- University Investments in Start-Up Companies Involving Stanford Faculty
top of pageOutgoing Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
Stanford and OTL have endorsed a policy regarding the distribution of tangible research materials. This policy encourages faculty and others who are interested in distributing materials to their colleagues in academia and non-profit institutions, or those in the commercial sector who only use materials for research purposes, to provide the materials with no additional paperwork.
If there is still an interest in attaching paperwork with the materials, we have a brief letter agreement that may be sent along with the materials.
If you will be sending materials to an industry colleague, and you are not sure whether they will restrict their use to research only, there are two paths that you could choose:
- Have your colleague fill out an MTA that restricts their use of the materials to research or evaluation purposes only. This document should be signed by an authorized official of the company and by OTL.
- Contact OTL about possible licensing/commercialization of the materials.
In addition, OTL has entered into an arrangement with ATCC whereby they may be able to distribute the materials for you. Please contact OTL for further information regarding this program.
If a recipient of materials requests any changes to the agreement, you are welcome to evaluate the request and accept or reject the change. If you have any questions about the agreement, or are unsure whether to accept the change, please feel free to consult with OTL about the legal terms.
Information about incoming MTAs is available from the Industrial
Contracts Office.
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Clinical Technology Assessment Agreements
Under Clinical Technology Assessment Agreements (CTAA's), a company will
provide experimental drugs to a researcher who administers the drug to
patients under a specific protocol. The protocol must be approved by the
Human Subjects Panel and, in most cases, the FDA. The CTAA is conducted
for the purpose of generating data to evaluate the safety and efficacy
of the drug. In most cases, the drug is patented by the company.
Contracts for these studies are handled by the Office of Sponsored Research in conjunction with the Research Management Group. For more information on Clinical Trials at Stanford, contact ACCESS.
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Guidelines for Use of Stanford Trademarks
- Background: The name "Stanford" and "Cardinal"
and symbols associated with Stanford University such as the University
Seal and the Block S (with or without the tree in the center) are registered
trademarks. Unauthorized use of trademarks on goods offered for sale
is counterfeiting and is punishable under both federal and state laws.
Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) is authorized to grant licenses for use of Stanford's trademarks on items offered for sale. The most important objective of the licensing program is to guard against inappropriate use of Stanford's trademarks. The quality of the product bearing the trademark and the design incorporating the trademark are reviewed prior to licensing. Net proceeds from the licensing program are designated for undergraduate student financial aid.
- Guidelines: Any items offered for sale to the public bearing
Stanford's trademarks must be licensed. There are no exceptions. However,
items acquired by a University department or affiliated group via a
university purchase order for internal University use do not require
a license.
University departments, affiliated groups (such as Stanford Alumni Association, ASSU, and Stanford Living Groups), or faculty/staff/students selling items bearing Stanford trademarks for fund raising or other purposes must acquire such items from a licensed supplier or be licensed if they are self-producing the items or using a non-licensed supplier. Camera-ready artwork of Stanford trademarks is provided with the License Agreement. There is a royalty, normally seven and one-half percent (7 1/2%) of the wholesale value of items sold.
Use of Stanford trademarks on items not sold to the public (such as give-away items or for charity events) requires permission and may be subject to a use fee.
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