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Notes on cross-licensing, technology transfer and responsible commercialisation.

A working library for inventors, technology transfer offices and corporate innovation teams. Articles are published only once they are reviewed — unpublished pieces are labelled clearly.

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What we write about

Practical notes on assembling, valuing and licensing early-stage technology — written for people who have to make decisions about it.

Cross-licensingUniversity technology transferStudent inventionsOpen innovationPatent poolsTechnology valuationCommercialisation strategyResponsible IP monetisation
Cross-licensingComing soon

Why a single invention rarely sells, and what industry actually buys

How component technologies are grouped into a package a procurement team can evaluate against a budget line.

Unpublished — this article is in preparation.

University technology transferComing soon

Contributor mapping: the work that decides whether a licence is possible

Supervisors, sponsors, visiting researchers and funders — and why ownership questions must be settled before a buyer is approached.

Unpublished — this article is in preparation.

Responsible IP monetisationComing soon

Commercialisation without assertion: drawing the line in practice

The difference between building a licensable portfolio and acquiring rights to pressure operating businesses.

Unpublished — this article is in preparation.

Resources in preparation

A disclosure-discipline checklist for students, a contributor-mapping template for institutions, and a technology-readiness evidence guide are all in drafting. They will be published here once reviewed.

Be notified when they publish