Innovation and Intellectual Property is responsible for protecting and managing patentable and copyrighted works developed in the course of PSU research activities. We serve PSU faculty, students, and staff by promoting the use and increasing the impact of innovations developed in the course of research activities. By working with IIP, PSU innovators create lasting impacts on our world.
In many cases, copyright licensing revenue supports the personnel and other costs necessary to maintain a program that provides long-term value to our partners. This work promotes ongoing program sustainability, allowing the innovation to be part of the future of PSU’s impact.
The impact of patentable innovations can take several forms. PSU will work with the inventors to determine if the invention can be licensed or could result in an industry partnership to further develop the technology. In some cases, a startup company is the best opportunity to take the innovation to market, while also creating additional impacts of jobs and sales revenue coming back to the State of Oregon.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Innovation & Intellectual Property's mission is to maximize the impact of innovations developed at PSU. Historically, entrepreneurial resources and institutions have been less accessible to BIPOC innovators and, therefore, IIP is committed to creating a more equitable and welcoming present and future by ensuring that we:
- Provide opportunities for BIPOC innovators by holding space for them to gain access to knowledge, awareness, and skills that foster the advancement of their ideas. This includes using our time and resources to help create positive impacts from the innovations of the BIPOC research community.
- Remain committed to learning from and participating in programs that will uplift, support, and advocate for innovations of the BlPOC community,
- Critically reflect on how our department and programming may contribute to the inclusion of the BlPOC community, and
- Provide opportunities for folx in the BIPOC community to access resources to advance their innovations.