Day-to-day TTO operations include:
- Interacting with faculty, academic units, legal and business personnel
- Handling inventions ⁄disclosures and evaluation
- Protecting useful inventions and discoveries: Material transfer agreements (MTAs), patents, copyright, trademark, trade secret, plant variety certification
- Licensing and marketing IP technologies
- Developing opportunities for new businesses or start-ups
- Designing and implementing institutional policies relating to the handling and management of IPs
- Conducting educational seminars, training courses and developing informational materials for education and awareness purposes
- Networking with professional technology transfer organizations, industry and individuals