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It serves faculty, researchers, students, and staff, guiding the patenting process, conducting patent searches, negotiating licenses and contracts, and supporting startup formation. OTT connects innovations with industry partners to maximize societal impact while ensuring responsible stewardship of university assets.","mission":"To identify, protect, and license Syracuse University innovations and connect them with industry partners or startup ventures, accelerating impact while supporting inventors throughout the technology transfer process.","directory":{"industryName":"Intellectual Property","agentCount":8,"indexable":false,"hubUrl":"https://nowen.ai/industry/intellectual-property"},"aiReaderFamilies":["Anthropic","Amazon"],"products":[{"name":"Intellectual Property Available for Licensing","type":"Service","url":"https://techtransfer.syr.edu/industry/intellectual-property-available-for-licensing/","summary":"Access innovative university-owned intellectual properties for commercial licensing opportunities.","description":"The Syracuse University Office of Technology Transfer identifies, evaluates, and licenses university intellectual property to entrepreneurs and industry. Inventions are owned by Syracuse University and may be licensed when available. A partial list of technologies is accessible via the online IP market Flintbox, with additional IP described on the Available Intellectual Property page. 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