Drexel's Innovation Ecosystem

When you disclose an Invention to the Drexel technology transfer office, the Applied Innovation team needs to know whether Federal Funding is related to the research that led to your invention. Drexel has an important compliance responsibility to disclose inventions to the Federal agency or the iEdison reporting system.

As a researcher, it is critical to disclose any potential invention made at Drexel or through your work to Applied Innovation BEFORE a public disclosure. A public disclosure – even unintended – can significantly diminish the value and damage the potential for intellectual property protection of your innovation.

When Applied Innovation, the University’s technology transfer office, receives a disclosure about a possible invention, we evaluate the innovation for patentability as well as commercialization and licensing potential before deciding on intellectual property protection... Drexel researchers may be surprised to know what’s involved in moving an invention through the US patent process.