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UNC’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise offers patent and market strategy program
(Chapel Hill, N.C. – Feb. 4, 2015) – Inventors and entrepreneurs who are developing patent and market strategies for their idea or invention have a new resource: The Patent Landscaping and Market Evaluation Program offered by the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
The program offers custom reports that provide strategic views and contextual analysis to build business ideas into working technology and intellectual property (IP).These reports identify:
- Patent landscaping, a type of research process that creates an overview of the patents that are pending or in place in a particular area
- Market research for products and services based on the invention
- Potential licensees and partners for the IP and/or technology-based startup
- Possible funding opportunities to reach the commercial market
The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise offers the program for a fee to startups, small business and other universities, while continuing to provide it at no cost to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff and students.
The program is designed for startups including technology-based or social ventures and small businesses. Inventors or firms from universities outside UNC-Chapel Hill must receive approval by their universities’ technology transfer offices prior to applying for the service.
For more information, write ki-plme@kenan-flagler.unc.edu and visit www.ki-plme.unc.edu.
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