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• The OTM’s Director will review the Technology Disclosure Form and then assign it to an OTM licensing professional who will also assess the invention and assume day-to-day responsibility for its management. All Technology Disclosure Forms received by the OTM are acknowledged by e-mail giving the name of the case manager, file number, and other useful information. Please contact this person for all matters pertaining to your invention. • The licensing professional will evaluate the patentability, licensability and business opportunity the invention affords and develop an IP management plan accordingly. This individual also will work with you and the other inventors to understand prior public disclosures, involved funding sources and MTAs, and the technology’s commercial viability. • If the technology appears to be a licensable invention, an IP management, licensing, and marketing plan will be developed and implemented by the licensing professional. • Once a committed licensee is identi
