Inventions, IP & Licensing
Protect your inventions, manage intellectual property and explore opportunities for licensing and commercialisation.
How we help protect and develop your invention
- Assessment and protection of inventions and intellectual property
- Patent strategy and IP management
- Evaluation of commercial potential
- Licensing and technology transfer
- Support for spin-off creation and commercialisation
- Connections with potential industry partners where relevant
A simple 4-step process
Our team guides you through each stage, from the initial
disclosure of your invention to its evaluation, protection and potential commercialisation.
Submit your invention through the Invention Disclosure Form.
We assess the invention, its intellectual property position and its potential for further development.
We define the appropriate protection and valorisation strategy together with you.
We support licensing, industry partnerships or, where appropriate, the creation of a spin-off.
Invention Disclosure Form
If you have developed a potentially novel invention or discovery, please submit an Invention
Disclosure Form. This allows our team to evaluate the invention and discuss the appropriate next
steps with you.
Please contact us before any public disclosure if you believe your invention may be patentable.
Software Disclosure Form
If you have developed software, an algorithm, or a digital tool as part of your research activities, please fill in this Software Disclosure Form. This allows our team to assess the software, clarify intellectual property rights, and discuss the appropriate license and dissemination strategies with you.
Advice on Intellectual Property
Have questions about intellectual property at UNIL or CHUV? Our Licensing Managers can provide guidance on patents, trademarks, registered designs, licenses, software, know-how, and other IP-related matters.