For Inventors
Why should I protect my Work and Ideas with a patent?
Disclose New Technology
Please complete the appropriate form to describe the technology you are disclosing, and please complete all items with as much detail as possible, and attach manuscripts, images, or any other helpful material. If an item is truly not applicable, please put “n/a.” We cannot review incomplete or unsigned disclosures, but will instead return them to you for completion/signatures. Please contact us if you have any questions about these forms.
- Disclose new physical sciences/chemistry/engineering technology
- Disclose new tangible material / biosciences technology
- Disclose new software technology
- Disclose new creative works (motion picture)
Material Transfer Agreements - Information Forms
When you need to request that materials be sent to UTRGV for you from another institution or organization, or when you need to send materials to another institution or organization, please complete and sign the appropriate MTA Information Form out of the two choices below, and send it to the Office of Research Translation (ORT):
- Incoming if the material is being shipped to UTRGV
- Outgoing if the material is shipped to another institution
These are fillable PDFs, and they can be signed electronically. Please send the appropriate completed and signed MTA Information Form to ort@utrgv.edu. We will then proceed to get all necessary clearances and get the agreement executed so the materials can be shipped.
Questions
Please feel free to contact Alice Zents at the Office of Research Translation (ORT) through E-mail: ort@utrgv.edu or Phone: 956-665-3032.