The Intellectual Property Exchange (IPX) serves as the link between the commercial marketplace and Auburn University faculty. IPX offers Auburn researchers expertise and guidance regarding the protection of intellectual property, including patents and copyrights, and in seeking licensing agreements with commercial entities to take Auburn research developments into the marketplace for the public benefit.
Services provided by IPX include:
-Evaluation of invention disclosures
-Management of the patent process
-Marketing of Auburn’s intellectual properties
-Working with start-up companies licensing Auburn technologies
-Negotiation of confidentiality, material transfer, collaboration and licensing agreements with industry and other research institutions
-Inventor Portal: Disclose and track your IPX activity online