Thetechnical validation and market analysis consists of assessing whether the patented invention works in real conditions and meets the necessary requirements for its practical application, while at the same time studying its commercial potential. This process allows us to identify sectors of interest, size the demand, know the competition and assess the attractiveness of the technology for potential licensees or investors. For this purpose, i2T prepares with you theInvention Potential Report (IPI) a strategic document that allows you to decide the best protection and exploitation strategy for your technology and includes the following points: 

• Technology:origin, problem it solves, state of development, applications and competitive advantages.
• The market:size, value chain, application sectors and target companies.
• Viability:technical, regulatory and financial obstacles and how to overcome them.
• Interests of the research group:type of collaboration desired, degree of involvement and vision for the future.

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In addition, the program TRL UP helps mature your invention with funding and resources to know what steps raise its level of development (TRL) and what validations in relevant environments are necessary. All this facilitates its subsequent transfer.

The exploitation of the result brings together the final steps necessary for a patent to effectively reach the market, either through licensing to third parties or through the creation of a spin-off. In this phase, the objective is to transform the legal protection achieved into real application and business opportunities. To this end, i2T offers different tools and support that facilitate both the connection with interested companies and the promotion of entrepreneurial initiatives, ensuring that the technology can generate economic and social impact.

(A) If you want to license your patent to a third party 

The first step is the elaboration of the Technological Offer (TO), an attractive, clear document, adapted to a non-technical business audience, highlighting the differential value of your technology. Once the technological offer has been drafted, it is published in different portals for passive marketing, and -if resources are available- for active marketing.

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Passive marketing: Dissemination on specialized portals 

• Explora UPV 
• IN-PART, a global marketplace with access to +5,000 leading R&D companies;
• Participation in matching events i2T organizes and facilitates your participation in meetings with companies, such as Innotransfer y UPV-Company Match.

Active marketing: Access to specialized external agents i2T has a network of sectorial experts who identify companies interested in the technology and facilitate the first contact.

(B)  If you choose to undertake the program SPIN UPV offers you: 

• Entrepreneurship training.
• Identification of potential CEOs.
• Support in the drafting of the business plan.
• Preparation of the pitch to investors.

If you are not sure which path to follow, contact us and we will help you to see what interests you the most.

Whether it is licensed to a third party or transferred to a spin-off, the last step is the formalization of the transfer of the result by licensing the technology. A patent license is the contract that allows a third party to manufacture, use or commercialize the protected technology without infringing the exclusive rights of the UPV: the UPV remains the owner, while the licensee obtains access to the invention in exchange for the agreed conditions (payments, development milestones, territories, deadlines). From i2T we take care of the whole process, valuation, negotiation of technical and economic clauses, and administrative management so that your invention reaches the market.