The
Technology Transfer Office, a business unit of the
Ball State Innovation Corporation , is responsible for managing intellectual property (IP) for the university.
Whenever a faculty member, student, staff member, or visitor participating in Ball State programs or using Ball State funds, resources, or facilities creates a work of
intellectual property, the office facilitates the management of the IP, including identifying the inventors/creators, determining IP ownership, and establishing royalty distribution.
This office handles all the patents, copyrights, trademarks, and tangible research property issues, including:
- soliciting and analyzing invention disclosures from faculty, students, and staff
- analyzing commercialization feasibility of university intellectual property and marketing strategies
- licensing “tangible research property” for commercial use
- licensing patents and copyrights for commercial use
- facilitating faculty and technology start-ups
- advising faculty on IP issues
- fostering inventor participation in the technology transfer process
- educating campus researchers about the technology transfer process at Ball State.