When Should I Submit a Concept Review Form?
The Concept Review Form provides a quick means for a high-level review of your concept for commercial potential. Once a form is submitted, CTTC will follow up with you within a few business days to provide feedback and/or talk about the next steps. Should the concept look promising, CTTC will work with you to submit a more comprehensive Invention Disclosure that will be used as the basis for in-depth analysis and intellectual property protection. Inventions made in the course of research sponsored by the Government, a company, or a foundation should be disclosed via the Inventor Portal (not via the Concept Review Form).
Not sure which of the disclosure types you should use in the Inventor Portal?
After logging into the inventor portal, you will be guided through each step of the disclosure process with easy-to-follow instructions. The first step is to select the appropriate disclosure type. There are four different disclosure forms that cover various types of intellectual property, and each form differs based on the type of information needed for CTTC to evaluate the technology and fulfill any necessary contractual requirements.
The Invention Disclosure form (the most used form) is for any potentially patentable innovation such as new processes, pharmaceuticals, devices and systems. The Software disclosure form and Creative Works disclosure form both apply to copyrightable material and are fairly self-explanatory. For Research Tools - often a plasmid, mouse model, cell line, or other common tool used in the lab – we have our concise Tangible Materials form. Please see the informational video below to help in determine which form to use.