{"id":2990,"date":"2025-06-24T16:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/?page_id=2990"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:19:44","slug":"inventions-patenting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/inventions-patenting\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventions\/Patenting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">The Office of Intellectual Property and Economic Development&#8217;s mission is to cultivate, protect, and commercialize inventions and discoveries which result from research and scholarly activities conducted at the University of Rhode Island (URI). We are committed to advancing science, nurturing entrepreneurship, and transforming innovations from URI into solutions that improve the world. We work hand-in-hand with the <a href=\"https:\/\/uriinnovations.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uriinnovations.org\/\">URI Innovations<\/a> which complements our mission for technology transfer, commercialization, and partnering with industry collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our complimentary regional New England I-Corps short courses in partnership with MIT, tailored expressly for STEM researchers. These programs are perfect for you, whether you\u2019re simply exploring an interest in entrepreneurship or are certain you want to create a startup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They offer engineers and scientists a prime opportunity to assess the commercial viability of their research or innovation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neicorps.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/neicorps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Applications are open<\/strong><\/a> to both individuals and teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Resources For Researchers<\/h1>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uri0.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/r\/sites\/DREDPolicyRevisions\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B76CAE564-A6AB-4391-84E1-78C38ACAB010%7D&amp;file=URI%20Invention%20Disclosure%20Form.docx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uri0.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/r\/sites\/DREDPolicyRevisions\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B76CAE564-A6AB-4391-84E1-78C38ACAB010%7D&amp;file=URI%20Invention%20Disclosure%20Form.docx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">URI Invention Disclosure Form&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/policies\/find\/?_sf_s=Intellectual%20Property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">URI Intellectual Property Policy&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Patent and Trademark Office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Resources for Industry<\/h1>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uriinnovations.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uriinnovations.org\/\">URI Innovations<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/urirf.org__;!!Jh1S!k8ThSMCH1kuuhS9xIz-s48hyn-66z4HTGNVsoWAs_Mcm7G2AfaC0AtqaoJoBxqavhOXY1uMza69TjGhafEjJ3VJjJhVfFA$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find a Technology to License or Sponsor Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Intellectual Property and Economic Development is a department within the Division of Research and Economic Development and reports to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. The role of the office includes the interpretation and implementation of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/policies\/find\/?_sf_s=Intellectual%20Property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">URI Intellectual Property Policy<\/a>&nbsp;approved by the URI Board of Trustees on November 5, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Contact Us<\/h1>\n\n<p><strong>Office of Intellectual Property and Economic Development<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><a href=\"mailto:briannath@uri.edu\">Brian Nath<\/a>, Director, IP Legal, 401.874.9003<br><a href=\"mailto:tamara_vittone@uri.edu\">Tamara L Vittone<\/a>, Executive Assistant, 401.874.5507<br><a href=\"mailto:peter_rumsey@uri.edu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"peter_rumsey@uri.edu\">Peter Rumsey<\/a>, Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship<br><a href=\"mailto:allison_nangle@uri.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:allison_nangle@uri.edu\">Allison Markova<\/a>, URI Innovations Director of Technology Transfer and Innovation Partnerships<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/people\/intellectual-property\/\">Intellectual Property Committee<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Intellectual Property and Economic Development&#8217;s mission is to cultivate, protect, and commercialize inventions and discoveries which result from research and scholarly activities conducted at the University of Rhode Island (URI). 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