Law 797-J: International Intellectual Property: International IP & Business

The Association of University Technology Managers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing research to life by supporting and enhancing the global academic technology transfer profession through education, professional development, partnering and advocacy. AUTM's more than 3,200 members represent managers of intellectual property from more than 300 universities, research institutions and teaching hospitals around the world as well as numerous businesses and government organizations. The core purpose of AUTM is to support and advance academic technology transfer globally.

Created by the International Business Center and the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Each country's page also provides external resources, trade statistics, rankings of corporations with headquarters in that country, and indices for a range of factors such as Ease of Doing Business and Global Competitiveness.

IAM is a unique publication which reports on intellectual property as a business asset and focuses on the many ways in which it can be used to create significant corporate value. In-depth articles, case studies, interviews and surveys, as well as a widely read blog, provide a high-level corporate readership with cutting-edge insights into how intellectual property is being used to create strategic advantage, forge collaborative relationships, build shareholder returns, generate bottom-line revenue and gain greater leverage in the financial markets. The quality of the editorial is guaranteed by an in-house team, based in London, Washington DC and Hong Kong, with long-established journalistic track records in the specialist IP and business press; while each issue also features pieces commissioned from thought leaders working at the cutting edge of IP value creation.

ICAP Patent Brokerage is the global leader in intellectual property brokerage. We leverage the talents of experienced intellectual property monetization professionals to match buyers and sellers for the sale of patents and other intellectual property assets. With multiple transaction platforms and unparalleled industry knowledge and experience, ICAP Patent Brokerage is the market leader in the transaction of intellectual property.

The Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index (OT300) is the industry’s first index based on the value of intellectual property, and represents a diversified portfolio of 300 companies that own the most valuable patents relative to their book value. The Index is priced and published by the NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: OTPAT). Two related Indexes - the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Growth Index (NYSE Euronext: OTPATG) and the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Value Index (NYSE Euronext: OTPATV) - complete the suite of Indexes.

Royalty Pharma has created a rapidly growing company within the biopharmaceutical industry through the acquisition of revenue producing intellectual property – principally, royalty interests in marketed and late stage development biopharmaceutical products. Royalty Pharma does not discover, develop, manufacture or market products. Instead, the Company provides liquidity to royalty owners and assumes the future risks and rewards of ownership. Royalty Pharma has been working with research institutions, inventors and biotechnology & pharmaceutical companies since 1996, and now owns royalty interests in forty four approved and marketed biopharmaceutical products and seven products in clinical trials and/or under review with the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and/or the European Medicines Agency ("EMA”).

Tech Transfer Central is the one-stop source for information, news, products, and services for technology transfer and intellectual property professionals. The site is owned by 2Market Information Inc., publisher of Technology Transfer Tactics, the monthly advisor offering unique, practical, and advanced strategies, case studies, best practices, and expert guidance on a broad range of challenges and opportunities for technology transfer offices and professionals.