Intellectual Property/Technology Transfer
What is Intellectual Property (IP)? 
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Intellectual Property is creative works or ideas embodied in a form that can be shared or enable others to recreate, emulate, or manufacture them.
In 1980, Congress passed the University and Small Business Procedures Act also called the Bayh-Doyl Act. This act is a federal law that enables universities, nonprofit research institutions, and small businesses to own, patent, and commercialize inventions developed under federally funded research programs within their organizations. As an effort to grow Southern University's research enterprise, the Office of Sponsored Programs has collaborated with Atty. Patrick Mixon, Senior Adviser with PMX Business Advisers of America, LLC, to assist SUBR researchers in patenting and commercializing their intellectual property. Under Atty. Mixon's guidance, our researchers have been successful in receiving numerous patents.
If you believe you have intellectual property, please complete the Patent Attorney Consultation Request Form here to discuss your research with Atty. Mixon.
To view a full list of SUBR patents, please click here.
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