This is a tough question, and I don’t really know the first thing about patents, so you probably should not listen to me.
My not very meditated first instinct is that one would set up a licensing scheme so that you commit to granting a use license to any manufacturer in exchange for a fee, preferrably as a portion of the revenue to incentivize experimentation from entrepreneurs.
Of course, this might dissuade the Tech Transfer office or other entrepreneurs from investing in a start-up if they won’t be guaranteed exclusive use.
I suppose that it would be relevant to investigate how succesful the Tech Transfer office has been in launching startups in the past, what types of permissive licenses they would be amenable to, and whether you know some other entrepreneurs or accelerators who would be keen to commercialize the idea (and what types of licenses they would consider working with).
In any case, good luck with the effort—this could be a very exciting opportunity!
This is a tough question, and I don’t really know the first thing about patents, so you probably should not listen to me.
My not very meditated first instinct is that one would set up a licensing scheme so that you commit to granting a use license to any manufacturer in exchange for a fee, preferrably as a portion of the revenue to incentivize experimentation from entrepreneurs.
Of course, this might dissuade the Tech Transfer office or other entrepreneurs from investing in a start-up if they won’t be guaranteed exclusive use.
I suppose that it would be relevant to investigate how succesful the Tech Transfer office has been in launching startups in the past, what types of permissive licenses they would be amenable to, and whether you know some other entrepreneurs or accelerators who would be keen to commercialize the idea (and what types of licenses they would consider working with).
In any case, good luck with the effort—this could be a very exciting opportunity!