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Appendix 3

Invention disclosure form

Purpose

Completing this document is the first step towards protecting and

commercializing your invention.

The purpose of the invention disclosure form (IDF) is to provide a

written, dated record of your invention from which your technology

can be evaluated. It enables the technology transfer (TT) office of your

institution to determine if the technology is patentable and identify

possible opportunities for commercializing it.

When to submit

An IDF should be completed when something new and useful has been

conceived or developed or when unusual, unexpected, or unobvious

research results have been achieved and ...