OTD Offices
Office of Technology Development
The Office of Technology Development is responsible for the OU’s technology related entrepreneurial efforts, intellectual property, security, and economic development efforts. To that end, the office oversees and is an umbrella office for the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth (CCEW), Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO), office of Export Controls, and the office of Commerce Information and Venture Opportunities (CIVO).
Additionally, the Office of Technology Development is responsible for coordinating OU’s efforts with the Norman Economic Development Coalition (NEDC), Innovation to Enterprise (i2E), the Department of Commerce, and represents the University on the OCAST Board of Directors.
For more information, call (405) 325-9030, or otd.ou.edu
Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO)
The Intellectual Property Management Office: Faculty and staff members on OU’s three campuses are increasingly engaged in basic and applied research, the results of which may have significant commercial and/or societal impact.
Overseeing the commercial development of those results is the responsibility of OU’s Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO), which has intellectual property responsibility for all three campuses. IPMO works with researchers to focus on getting value from the technology that is developed at OU. Those efforts, in turn, allow for the creation of new companies or execution of licenses with companies that can benefit from that technology, all of which contributes directly to the intellectual, economic, social and cultural vitality of the state and nation.
Since its creation in 1998, IPMO has created 36 companies that have generated more than $75 million in capital, more than $10 million in cash and more than $30 million in current estimated equity value for the university. In addition, these companies have created in excess of 150 jobs, which pay on average nearly twice the median household income in Oklahoma. In FY2007, through IPMO the University was awarded 25 U.S. patents and two foreign patents; entered into six exclusive license agreements and one license agreement for research use; and marketed 52 technologies.
For more information, call (405) 325-3800, or ipmo.ou.edu
Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth (CCEW)
In spring 2006, OU’s Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth was established. Administered by OU’s University Vice President for Technology Development and operating alongside the Intellectual Property Management Office, CCEW creates an environment where students and faculty can learn about entrepreneurial ventures and how ideas lead to intellectual property, intellectual property leads to products, products lead to companies and jobs, and jobs lead to a stronger, more diverse economy.
CCEW’s objectives are to broaden exposure to the entrepreneurial process, give students the opportunity to engage in real-world business enterprise, accelerate moving OU technology into the marketplace and strengthen wealth development in Oklahoma. By design,
CCEW is truly an interdisciplinary program with students representing, to date, the colleges of Engineering, Business, Arts & Sciences, Journalism and Law. Through both a Mentor-In-Residence Program and an internship program, CCEW participants engage in entrepreneurial outreach activities and the development of actual start-up companies. Under the direction of mentors from the Oklahoma business community and the OU faculty, 14 outstanding students completed internships in fall 2007 and another 13 were admitted to the program for spring 2008.
For more information, call (405) 325-2603, or ccew.ou.edu
Commerce Information and Venture Opportunities (CIVO)
Working in the shared interest of OU’s research and development enterprise, CIVO facilitates interaction among academia, government, military, and private sector interests, helping to build relationships and identify opportunities of common interest.. Specific CIVO activities include observing trends and opportunities, orienting relationships and strategies for Research Campus capabilities and assisting to develop OU’s responses to those opportunities.
For more information, call (405) 325-5625, or civo.ou.edu
Export Controls
Export Controls reviews all non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements to determine if a Technical Control Plan (TCP) is needed. A TCP bridges the non-disclosure agreement and the public/private sector party. An export license may be required for government sponsors or highly-regulated industries. The University has the resources to handle export control issues and is registered with the Department of State.
For more information, call (405) 325-5052, or exportcontrols.ou.edu
