Stanford Technology Transfer Office. On intellectual property owned by stanford and licensed through the office of technology licensing otl include. Office of technology licensing otl is responsible for managing the intellectual property assets of stanford university for the public good.
Enacted in 1980 the act gave us. Office of technology licensing otl is responsible for managing the intellectual property assets of stanford university for the public good. The industrial contracts office ico is a unit within the office of technology licensing stanfords technology transfer office.
Office of technology licensing otl mission to promote the transfer of stanford technology for societys use and benefit while generating unrestricted income to.
Whether otl is licensing to a start up company or an existing company stanfords goal is to maximize the chances of successfully transferring the technology while prioritizing the universitys missions of research and education. For nearly three decades stanford university has been a leader in technology transfer fostering. The history of technology transfer at stanford goes back to an initial pilot program launched by niels reimers in 1970 a program that put the university in an excellent position to take advantage of the bayh dole act. On the way home recently i listened to a recording of a meeting at stanford at which marc andreessen talked.