• Innovation Disclosure Form

    Innovation Disclosure Form

    The purpose of this form is to disclose information on a new business idea to Stellenbosch University. This will enable the University to support the initiative of the party concerned and to ensure that all possible intellectual property rights (including expertise) are sufficiently protected on behalf of both the individual and the University. Such disclosure of information by the individual concerned and support by the University will enable the individual and the University to commercially exploit such ideas in partnership and to protect the rights of the entrepreneur(s). It forms a binding agreement between you and the University.

  • Affiliation

    Innovus is only mandated to support innovations owned by Stellenbosch University.
  • Are you currently, or have you previously been, a student or staff member at Stellenbosch University?*

  • Contact Details

  • Please select an option that best describes the innovation that you wish to disclose.*

  • Business Idea Disclosure

    The purpose of this form is to disclose information on a new business idea to the University. This will enable the University to support the initiative of the party concerned and to ensure that all possible intellectual property rights (including expertise) are sufficiently protected on behalf of both the individual and the University. Such disclosure of information by the individual concerned and support by the University will enable the individual and the University to commercially exploit such ideas in partnership and to protect the rights of the entrepreneur(s). It forms a binding agreement between you and the University.
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  • Invention Idea Disclosure

    The purpose of this form is to disclose information on a new business idea to the University. This will enable the University to support the initiative of the party concerned and to ensure that all possible intellectual property rights (including expertise) are sufficiently protected on behalf of both the individual and the University. Such disclosure of information by the individual concerned and support by the University will enable the individual and the University to commercially exploit such ideas in partnership and to protect the rights of the entrepreneur(s). It forms a binding agreement between you and the University.
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  • Software Disclosure

    The purpose of this form is to disclose information on a new business idea to the University. This will enable the University to support the initiative of the party concerned and to ensure that all possible intellectual property rights (including expertise) are sufficiently protected on behalf of both the individual and the University. Such disclosure of information by the individual concerned and support by the University will enable the individual and the University to commercially exploit such ideas in partnership and to protect the rights of the entrepreneur(s). It forms a binding agreement between you and the University.
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  • Field of Innovation

  • Select the field that best represents your innovation*
  • Select the type of innovation*

  • Innovation Area

    Please indicate in which category your technology falls. You may select more than one.
  • AGRI SCIENCES
  • MEDICINE AND HEALTH
  • ENGINEERING
  • PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • LIFE SCIENCES
  • CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND WATER
  • SOFTWARE AND MODELS

  • Commercialisation

  • Do you plan to publish the software under a free and open-source software license that does not allow for royalties or license fees (e.g. GPL, LGPL, AGPL, MIT, Apache, or MPL)?*

  • Value Proposition

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  • Can the innovation be demonstrated?*
  • Are any test results available?*
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  • Stage of Development

     

    The maturity of an innovation can be described by its Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Please select the stage of development. Select any option to see a more detailed explanation below.

  • Please indicate the stage of development.*

  • TRL 1: Idea

    The principles of the innovation have been hypothesized but no experimental proof is available yet.

  • TRL 2: Concept development

    The principles of the innovation seem feasible based on observations. Research plans and protocols have been developed. However, assumptions are not yet supported by any practical proof or detailed analysis.

  • TRL 3: Applied research

    Analytical and laboratory studies have been completed. Parameters of interest have been measured and compared with analytical predictions. The initial proof-of-concept and hypotheses have been tested.

  • TRL 4: Technical development

    The basic aspects of the innovation have been integrated or assimilated to establish that the pieces will work together. The hypotheses have been refined.

  • TRL 5: Lab-scale model development and validation

    A small-scale prototype or model of the innovation has been validated under relevant operational conditions mimicked in the laboratory. The hypotheses have been validated.

  • TRL 6: Pilot model development and validation

    A representative prototype or model has been tested in the intended environment and is close to the expected performance. Phase 1 trials have been completed (where applicable).

  • TRL 7: System prototype development and validation

    A fully-functional prototype or model has been demonstrated in the actual operational environment at pre-commercial scale.

  • TRL 8: Product testing and validation

    The innovation has been proven to work in final form, under expected conditions and tested to see if it meets design and user specifications.

  • TRL 9: Finalisation of deployment

    The innovation has been proven and is ready for full commercial deployment.

  • Research

  • Research

  • Has the research been completed?*
  • Does the project require additional funding?*
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  • IP Policy

     IP creators share in the benefits from successful commercialisation, in accordance with the University IP Policy.

    In terms of the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Bill, you are hereby notified that the University will retain the personal information in the following form fields (for inventors and enablers) in its patent case files and on the electronic IP Management database for as long as a case remains active and until abandoned cases are destroyed.

    By submitting this form to Innovus, permission is deemed to have been granted by you for the use of your personal information for these purposes by each individual whose details appear below.

    If you leave the University, please keep our office updated as to your contact details so that we can track you for the payment of any royalty income accruing to the IP Creators.

    The University IP Policy may be viewed at the following links:

     IP Policy ➤ IE Beleid ➤

  • Third Parties

  • Have any third parties been involved in the development?*
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  • Third Parties

  • Is this innovation the result of a research contract with a third party?*
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  • Use of Third Parties and Third Party Code

  • Does your software incorporate third-party code?*
  • Have you obtained permission to use it?
  • Have you used open source code?*
  • Does your software rely on third-party code? For example, would a user need obtain/license particular software to be installed on their machine in order to run your code?*
  • Did you pay an external service provider to develop the software?*
  • Has the external service provider assigned the copyright in the code to Stellenbosch University?

  • Contributors and Enablers

    Please provide details about all persons who contributed to the innovation, or helped to enable it. Each person will receive an email to provide more details and to confirm that they have read and accept the IP Policy. Please ensure that the percentage contribution over ALL contributors and enablers add up to 100.

  • Ready to Submit

    Thank you for providing the disclosure information. You may use the "Back" button to revise any entries, or press "Submit" when you are satisfied that all the information is complete.

  • Thank you for your interest!

    Innovus is only mandated to help develop innovations owned by Stellenbosch University. However, we can still point you in the right direction to turn your idea into a product or a service.

    The LaunchLab at Stellenbosch University has a fantastic range of resources for entrepreneurs. The LaunchLab co-working space is open to entrepreneurs outside the University environment and also provides access to expertise, mentorship, and other resources. The LaunchLab has excellent ideation and business acceleration programmes for student startups.

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