University of California System: University of California, San Diego Technology Transfer Office

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) recognizes the importance of fostering the development and utilization of innovations that result from research activities on campus for the public good. The proper management and protection of innovations as intellectual properties under various intellectual property laws and international trade treaties is an essential endeavor undertaken by the university to promote the successful placement of innovations for development and to advance the university’s missions. In November 1994, UCSD established its campus Technology Transfer Office (TTO) to promote and facilitate this process. With its close proximity to UCSD researchers and the administration leadership, TTO is ideally positioned to manage the intellectual property developed at UCSD and to provide educational and information services on intellectual property matters to the UCSD community. It is the goal of the university to nurture a highly proactive culture committed to the development and transfer of innovations from campus to the private sector for the benefit of society.