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Invention Disclosure Form

Use this form to report inventions to the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT). Make sure to fill out the form completely, as it helps us determine the patentability and marketability of the invention. Additionally, a thoroughly completed form helps speed up the evaluation and allows the OTT to plan a more robust and cost-effective protection strategy.

For an invention to be patentable it must:

  • be novel with regards to the prior art
  • nonobvious to one having ordinary skill in the field
  • be useful

For a patent to be filed, the invention should have enough commercial viability to justify the expense and time needed to file a patent application. There are also other method of protection that OTT will consider.

If you have any questions in filling out the form or about our process, please contact the OTT.


 
Send comments & questions to ord@mines.edu