University of Georgia Research Foundation

The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) serves the UGA community by connecting industry with university expertise and inventions for the public good, promoting economic development and increasing research visibility. The University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF) administers all intellectual property at The University of Georgia.

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
is among the top university technology
transfer programs in the world and is ranked among
the top 20 U.S. universities in licensing income, which grew from ca. $2.9M in 2001 to nearly $32M in 2009. UGARF is the third in the US in the number of licenses executed in 2008.
We offer a one-stop solution for ease of contracting
and industry-friendly terms for companies seeking new
technologies. For more information, contact:
Technology Commercialization Office
627 Boyd GSRC
200 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602-7411
USA
phone +1 (706) 542-1404 fax +1 (706) 542-3837
tco@uga.edu
www.ovpr.uga.edu/tco/

Functions include:

Evaluating inventions for patentability and commercial potential
Facilitating the acquisition of intellectual property protection (patents, trademarks, plant variety protection certificates, copyrights, or trademarks) on university inventions
Marketing technology to commercial companies identified as the most likely to bring the technology to public use
Negotiating license agreements in a manner that will bring a reasonable financial return to UGARF
Receiving and distributing license income
Maintaining active patents
Additionally, TCO supports faculty with negotiation of material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other contracts governing university technology.