How do I disclose my invention?

Process

  • Invention disclosure submitted through online Inteum Inventor portal
  • ORI TT meets with inventors, requests additional information as needed
  • ORI TT conducts preliminary prior art search
  • Invention Disclosure Form and preliminary search is shared with inventors & Patent Review Committee (PRC)
  • Inventor presents to PRC as appropriate

Disclosure Questions

  • Inventor Information
  • Funding Sources
  • Invention Description
  • Date of Conception and Proof of concept - Reduced to practice?
  • Novelty, Public Disclosure
  • Likely product(s) - single or platform
  • Potential applications
  • Likely markets and potential licensees
Invention intake & meeting (30 days) ----> Evaluation & decision (90 days)


 

What is the ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ Inventor Portal (IP)?

The  is a feature that provides streamlined online invention disclosure capability.

  • Who can use the IP?
  • Logging in to the IP
  • What can I do on the IP?

Any faculty, staff, and student may disclose an invention through ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ’s Inventor Portal.

Inventors can log into the  using their Marquette email and password.

New Users:

Inventors using the portal for the first time will complete the login information using their Marquette email as the “username� and their Marquette email password as the “password.� New inventors will be presented with following Create Account dialogue:

  • If a User or Contact record is found, fields will be populated with data on the Contact record, and New Inventor can make needed edits.
  • If no Contact record is found, all fields will be empty. 

Portal users will have 24/7 access to a secure website to do the following:

  • Create, edit and submit invention disclosures and supporting documents online
  • Check the status of submitted invention disclosures
  • Check the status of all patent applications on which they are listed as an inventor