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We support commercialisation and business start-ups by acting as a bridge between the University of Tokyo's inventions and companies.
We have created innovations through industry-academia collaboration and have contributed to many commercialisations and business launches.
We look forward to hearing from companies. Please feel free to contact us.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any issues or matters to discuss regarding technology.
First of all, we would like to hear about your company's problems and the technology you are looking for.
If we come up with the latest invention, we may contact you.
Based on the content of the interviews, we will search for relevant cases from the intellectual property at the University of Tokyo.
If there are no relevant cases, we will search for possible joint research partners. (See flowchart on joint research).
If you are interested in the invention we have introduced to you,
We will explain it to you in an interview.
In some cases, a researcher from the University of Tokyo will be present to explain in detail.
If you decide to proceed with your business using the invention,
We will suggest a specific license fees, licence period, etc. and conclude a contract.
After signing the agreement, your company will proceed with research and development for commercialisation.
Please feel free to contact us if there is anything we can do to help.
If you would like to conduct joint research with researchers at the University of Tokyo, we are available for consultation.
Please feel free to contact us even in cases where the technology you are looking for has not yet materialised, such as new business discovery.
If the technology you are looking for in the new business search has not yet materialised,
We will search for researchers based on the information we have interviewed you.
We are able to find researchers in a wide range of fields, so we will do our best to match you with researchers who are working on the technology you are looking for.
If you are interested in our proposals, we will introduce you to the researcher.
In some cases, the researcher will be present to explain the proposal in detail.
If you decide to start a joint research project, we will propose the amount and duration of the project.
After signing a joint research agreement, joint research between your company and researchers at the University of Tokyo will start.
Please feel free to contact us if there is anything we can do to cooperate with you.
There is no cost until a contract is signed.
*We do not charge for the consultation.
Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Licensing results is top class among Japanese universities
Experienced associates support all the way to licensing
The University of Tokyo is proud of its wide range of research fields and is ready to commercialise them
500 inventions and over 1000 patent applications per year
Over 8,000 University of Tokyo researchers connected through inventions.
Wide network within the university.
More than 600 patents a year are made for technologies developed at the University of Tokyo. Please tell us what sort of technology you are looking for, in as much detail as you are able. If we have any technology that meets your needs, we will be happy to tell you about it.
In addition, even if we do not have anything immediately on hand, we can let you know when something suitable is invented.
We have nearly 4,000 researchers at the University of Tokyo. Please tell us what fields of technologies you are looking for, in as much detail as you are able. We will be happy to assist you as far as we are able.
We are able to contact a professor you are searching for, and, if the professor agrees, can set up a meeting or similar for you. Feel free to contact us any time.
First, please tell us what field of technology you are looking for, in detail. If we have anything that matches your needs, we will be happy to provide it, even if the patent has not been published. In that event, we will need to have you sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Please also note that at present we do not have any system of priority disclosure to members.
We do not have lists at TLO, but you can view published applications on the Division of University Corporate Relations website. Please check the following link.
University of Tokyo Patent Publication Information (Japanese language only)
Each technology is different, so there are no standard prices. We negotiate the license conditions on a case-by-case basis as is appropriate for the specific technology in question.
If you are interested in collaborative research, please follow the application procedures as laid out in the University of Tokyo Rules for Handling Collaborative Research. Please refer to the Division of University Corporate Relations website for details.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss the procedures.
We may be able to introduce inventions and researchers suitable for your company’s products, technology development and research.
Please feel free to contact us.