Faculty Resources

Report a Discovery

The OTT offers an online Technology Disclosure Form that, when completed, will serve as a complete and full description of the techonolgy to the university. Its information will aid in searching patents and the open literature to determine novelty. The completed disclosure also provides key information concering potential applications of the technology (its utility). The disclosure and any relevant prior art discovered during the search process will then be used to assess the tehnology and determine patentability. In some instances, a patent attorney will be engaged on behalf of UNT Health to provide a detailed opinion on the patentability question.

Submit a DisclosureReview IP Policy

Instructions for submitting a UNT Health Disclosure.

  1. Select the Submit a Disclosure button above.
  2. You will be redirected to the disclosure platform in which you can use your SSO UNT Health log in credentials.
  3. Once logged in, the Invention Disclosure form will open or you can directly open the Invention Disclosure Form. Note: you must be logged into the disclosure platform for the form to open.
  4. Under the Question “What type of Innovation do you wish to disclose” check the radial button I May Have an Invention or I May Have a Creative Work depending on which disclosure you'd like to submit.
  5. Fill out our simple web-based form and attach the slide deck and any other written descriptions/support documents you have.
  6. You can save your progress as a draft until you are ready to submit it to our office for review. 
    • To return to a draft, you will use your SSO credentials by visiting the direct disclosure login page.
    • Navigate to the upper right corner where your initials are.
    • Select My Content.
    • Select the draft you'd like to continue working from the dropdown.
    • Select Edit Mode at the top of the page.
    • Select Invention Disclosure from the left side margin.
  7. When you are ready to submit check the radial button next to “I understand this disclosure is submitted pursuant to the Intellectual Property Policy.”
  8. Once the disclosure has been officially submitted, our Tech Transfer team will send you a formal acknowledgment and the next steps.