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Receiving an Invention Assignment Request

Things to Know Before Receiving an Invention Assignment Request

NOTE: THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ARE FOR THE ORGANIZATION/PERSON TO WHOM THE INVENTION IS BEING ASSIGNED, NOT THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTING THE ASSIGNMENT. FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBIT AN ASSIGNMENT REQUEST SEE Submitting an Invention Assignment Request.

An Invention Assignment Request should be submitted by the organization who currently owns the Invention Report (i.e., it is listed under their organization). An Invention Assignment Request is required when they are seeking to assign all rights in the invention to an inventor or third party. If they are seeking to transfer the reporting obligations of an Invention Report to another organization/person, though there is no change in ownership rights to the invention, they should submit a Transfer Request instead of an Assignment Request. The organization submitting the Assignment Request and the recipient organization should discuss assigning the Invention Report (outside of iEdison) prior to submitting the Invention Assignment Request.

In order for an Invention Assignment request to be submitted to the primary funding agency for approval, the receiving organization must first agree to have the Invention Report (and any associated patents, if applicable) assigned to their organization. By agreeing to the Assignment Request, the recipient organization are agreeing to take over ownership and all the iEdison/Bayh-Dole reporting for this particular subject invention (and any associated patents, if applicable). If the recipient organization accepts the request, the funding agency will be notified and will be prompted to approve or deny the request. If the recipient organization rejects the request, it will never be sent to the funding agency for approval.

To receive an Invention Assignment Request, complete the following steps:

  1. Click on the Invention Report number
  2. Accept or reject the request

1. Click on the Invention Report number

Incoming requests for invention assignments will appear under Alert Notifications in your dashboard. Click on the Invention Report number to respond to the request.

Request screenshot.

2. Accept or reject the request

When you click the Invention Report number, a popup window will open with more details. To accept the Assignment Request, click the “Accept” button. The status of the request in the initiating organization’s Invention Report will change to “Agreement Received”. The primary funding agency will be notified of your acceptance, and they will then be asked to approve or deny the transfer request. If the primary funding agency approves, the Invention Report will be transferred to you, and you will now have full access to the Invention Report and be responsible for all iEdison reporting.

To reject the request, click the “Reject” button. The initiator of the request will maintain access to the Invention Report.

Request decision screenshot.
Created June 27, 2022, Updated July 1, 2022