New Invention Notification and Intellectual Property Information

UNeMed now manages all Intellectual Property and New Invention Notification Services for UNO.

New Invention Notification update February 2025:

There is now a streamlined way for any faculty, students or staff to submit their new ideas and discoveries.

UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization office for UNO and UNMC, now has a digital form that inventors can use to submit their innovations, discoveries and ideas.

The New Invention Notification form is embedded on UNeMed’s website here: https://www.unemed.com/new-invention-notification-nin.

All inventions are accepted under strict confidentiality and will be reviewed by the UNeMed team to determine the potential intellectual property and commercial potential of the invention.

Submitting a New Invention Notification is only the first of several steps toward commercializing and innovation. UNeMed has provided a comprehensive Inventor’s Handbook (https://www.unemed.com/resources/inventor-handbook) that explains the entire process, potential outcomes and the obligations of everyone involved.

Physical copies of the handbook are also available. Contact UNeMed to request a free copy.

The traditional Microsoft Word version of the New Invention Notification will remain available and acceptable for any who wish to use it and send via email to unemed@unmc.edu. That form may be downloaded here: https://www.unemed.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UNeMed_NewInventionNotification.doc

UNeMed Resources

• Services
• Forms and Policies
• Intellectual Property Primer
• Annual Reports
• New Invention Notification
• Startups
• Innovation Week

Intellectual Property Basics

1. An INVENTION is a novel or unique device, process, method, or compound.

2. A PATENT is the grant of property rights issued to the inventor(s) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Typically an invention must be novel, have utility, and be non-obvious in order to be assigned a patent.

3. COPYRIGHT is an exclusive, legal right of the author(s) of original work(s) to print, publish, and/or otherwise make these materials publicly available.

4. A protected/registered design, word, or symbol used to identify a product or a company is a TRADEMARK.

5. A NEW INVENTION NOTIFICATION (NIN) is a confidential document created by Inventors (faculty, students, and/or staff) describing the elements and details of any new invention. The NIN will be the initial document submitted to the Tech Transfer Office (TTO) and used to determine the patentability of the described invention.

6. US Patent and Trademark Office General Information