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For the declaration of Intellectual Property (IP) by academic staff, academic related staff and students of the University. If you require any assistance filling out this form, or advice on IP, please contact ipr@lancaster.ac.uk.

Primary Applicant Name

Primary Applicant Email

Number of "Primary Contacts"

Does this disclosure relate to a Technical Invention or a Non-Technical Opportunity?

Staff/Student Inventor Details

Name

First Name

Last name

Email Address

Member of staff or student?

Faculty (or Professional Services)

Department

If there are other inventors to add for this disclosure, please select "Add another inventor" below.

Please identify each person who has made an inventive contribution. Inventors must be individuals and not companies.

We require the “actual devisers” of the novel idea/ invention to be listed. Any person who merely contributes routine technical advice or other assistance is not an inventor. https://www.mewburn.com/law-practice-library/inventorship-and-ownership

If there are other inventors to add for this disclosure, please select "Add another inventor" below.

Please identify each person that has been involved in the creation of this opportunity to date.

Is the named above person the primary contact?
Please note, you must nominate only 1 person as the primary contact

Check this box to indicate that the above named person is the primary contact for this disclosure

Only 1 person should be nominated as the primary contact, please ensure this is the case before continuing with the form.

Please tick here if there are external inventors associated with this disclosure.

There are external inventors

External Inventor Details

First Name

Last name

Email Address

Organisation name

If there are other external inventors to add for this disclosure, please select "Add another external inventor" below.

Please identify each external person who has made an inventive contribution. Inventors must be individuals and not companies.

If there are other external inventors to add for this disclosure, please select "Add another external inventor" below.

Please identify each external person that has been involved in the creation of this opportunity to date.

Invention Details

IP Title

Please provide a short title that best describes your innovation or the potential IP

Describe the invention. What does it do? How does it work? What are the novel features of the invention that distinguish it from other products or service?

Describe the opportunity in general terms (What does it do? What makes the product or service different from others on the market?)

How does your invention improve on the present situation? (What problem does the invention solve? What are the advantages of this invention compared to existing work/ products? e.g. technical innovation, greater efficiency, cost saving, new knowledge etc. Why is this invention not obvious to someone who is knowledgeable in the area?

Why is your product or service better than what is currently available? (Is there a government directive or strategy for the area? Is there a need for something different on the market)

What would the invention/ IP be used for? (Are there any other uses for the invention? What other implementations/variations of this invention would be possible?)

What are your intended end goals for this opportunity?

What is the development stage of the invention? (Initial Idea, theory, proof of concept, physical prototype, evaluated toolkit etc. Has the invention/ IP been tested, has it been used externally, only tested in the laboratory, tested in the field (have results indicted the benefits you envisages)? What additional steps (if any) would be needed to satisfy potential customers that the invention/ IP is capable of doing what it claims to do?)

What is the development stage of the invention? (Describe any work you may have done to demonstrate that the opportunity works, or has properties, features or benefits that are desirable. What development barriers still exist? What limitations still need to be overcome? Do you already have plans in place to take this forward in any way?

What is the Technology Readiness Level of the Invention?

What is the Social Readiness Level of the Invention?

Guidance for Social Readiness Level:
https://innovationsfonden.dk/sites/default/files/2019-03/societal_readiness_levels_-_srl.pdf

Guidance for Technology Readiness Level:
https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/guidance-for-applicants/check-if-youre-eligible-for-funding/eligibility-of-technology-readiness-levels-trl/

What further development or research would you expect to do in the next 12 months to support the application (if patented) and development the commercial potential?

What funding or support would you need to undertake this work?

What further research & development would you expect to do in the next 12 months to support the opportunity and identify partners or exploitation routes? What funding or support would you need to undertake this work?

Why could the opportunity be commercially useful?

Does it open new market applications? Or expand the existing product / service base? Are you aware of any companies or other stakeholders that might be interested in this opportunity?

External Funding

Please provide details of any external research projects that have given rise to the invention. If there is more than one project, please select "Add another project".

ACP Number

Funder

Title

Principal Investigator

Date

Please provide details of external collaborators involved in the invention or research that lead to the invention.

Literature and Patent Search

The purpose of a prior art search is to unearth all pre-disclosed information for the purpose of demonstrating patentability. A patent application will be compared to the prior art to determine whether it actually describes a Novel Invention that has an Inventive Step.

When conducting a Prior Art searches it is useful to list all papers, articles and patents that are close to the subject matter in order to understand the breadth of claims available. Include any of your own publications or disclosures that are relevant using Patent search tools such as Espacenet database and Google Patent.

Is a Prior Art search complete?

Check the check box if yes

Please upload any Prior Art documents

What Key Words were used? Search by Company with technology in the area? Insert links to Patents and Papers identified.

Please review the information you have provided.

When you are happy that the form is ready to submit please click submit at the bottom of this page to complete submission of your application form.

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