Iowa § 15.115 - 15.115 Technology commercialization specialist.
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§ 15.115. 15.115 Technology commercialization specialist.
The authority shall ensure that businesses in the state are well informed about the technology patents, licenses, and options available to them from colleges and universities in the state and to ensure the authority’s business development and marketing efforts are conducted in a way that maximizes the advantage to the state of research and technology commercialization efforts at colleges and universities in the state. The authority shall establish a technology commercialization specialist position which shall be responsible for the obligations imposed by this section and for performance of all of the following activities: 1. Establishing and maintaining communication with personnel in charge of intellectual property management and technology at colleges and universities in the state. 2. Meeting at least quarterly with personnel in charge of intellectual property management and technology commercialization regarding new technology disclosures and technology patents, licenses, or options available to Iowa businesses at colleges and universities in the state. 3. Being knowledgeable regarding intellectual property, patent, license, and option policies of colleges and universities in the state as well as applicable federal law. 4. Establishing and maintaining an internet site to link other internet sites which provide electronic access to information regarding available patents, licenses, or options for technology at colleges and universities in the state. 5. Establishing and maintaining communications with business and development organizations in the state regarding available technology patents, licenses, and options. 6. Cooperating with colleges and universities in the state in establishing technology fairs or other public events designed to make businesses in the state aware of available technology patents, licenses, or options available to businesses in the state. 2005 Acts, ch 150, §27; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257 Wed Dec 10 22:00:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 15.115 (25, 0)
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