The Office of Innovation, Partnerships and Economic Development is an intellectual property resource for faculty, staff, and students, and an important priority for Lakehead University as a whole.

More specifically, the following Innovation services provided by the EDI office:

• Handling of intellectual property protection issues (including patents and copyright),
• Licensing of University technology,
• Serving as a liaison between industry, the local community, and the University,
• Assisting with university-industry-government collaborative programs,
• Supporting the creation and development of start-up knowledge-based businesses, and
• Overseeing the overall management of the University's intellectual property.

The IPED office is also responsible for negotiation and drafting of several different types of agreements including those dealing with:

• Intellectual property ownership assignments,
• Licensing agreements,
• Sponsored research,
• Industrial grants & research contracts,
• Confidentiality and non-disclosure,
• Collaboration and Consortium Agreements, and
• Material Transfer Agreements.

Click here for a more detailed explanation of the intellectual property commercialization process, and the services our office provides.

Click here for Crash Course videos explaining Intellectual Property and various IP protection.