UC Berkeley's Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) is a crucial force in enhancing the research enterprise of one of the world's top public universities. IPIRA is a one-stop shop for: sponsored research collaborations, technology transfer, patenting and licensing of intellectual property, and

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The Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) has the mission of enhancing the research enterprise of the world's best public university by establishing multifaceted collaborations with companies.

IPIRA Publications; Organizations and Offices for IP Professionals; Additional Useful UC Websites; Frequently Asked Questions; News; Map and Directions; Researchers . How to Work with Industry; Receive or Send Materials or Data; Intellectual Property Protection . Disclose an invention; Disclose Software; Who Should Disclose Inventions; When to ...

Business Operations & Compliance Director, IPIRA Julie Sarracino. Director of Marketing and Communications, IPIRA Debra Summers. Client Services Director, IPIRA Andrea McEvoy (reports indirectly to Director, IAO Eric Giegerich). IT Systems Lead, IPIRA Stephen Rice (reports directly to Director, IAO Eric Giegerich, and indirectly to Assistant Vice Chancellor, IPIRA Carol Mimura)

IPIRA Publications; Organizations and Offices for IP Professionals; Additional Useful UC Websites; Frequently Asked Questions; News; Map and Directions; Researchers . How to Work with Industry; Receive or Send Materials or Data; Intellectual Property Protection . Disclose an invention; Disclose Software; Who Should Disclose Inventions; When to ...

The IPIRA website provides links for disclosing your invention or copyrightable work as well as information about the process for disclosing an invention, tangible material, copyrightable software, multimedia (including software), or technical data.

IPIRA negotiates research-related agreements on behalf of UC Berkeley with industry sponsors and collaborators. The office also processes and negotiates material transfer, data use, and software agreements with for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental entities.

Latest IPIRA Socially Responsible Licensing Program News - April 2023: In partnership with Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), UC Berkeley IPIRA has released and posted a new License agreement template that includes affordable access plan (AAP) provisions for health technologies developed by ...

Licensing Officers at Berkeley IPIRA OTL examine each invention disclosure to review: the novelty of the invention; protectability and marketability of potential products or services; relationship to related intellectual property; size and growth potential of the relevant market; amount of time and money required for further development ...