Commercializing EPRI technology

Conference · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5591531

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To advertise its newly available, fully-commercialized products, EPRI has developed a new publication entitled ''Off-The-Shelf''. Another set of documents, entitled ''Product Ventures'' announce the availability for license of newly developed technologies or products. As a nonprofit organization, EPRI is required, by law, to make the products of its research available to all interested and qualified parties. This means that EPRI's licensing policy is to grant non-exclusive licenses to potential commercializers of its products, whenever possible. EPRI does recognize however that its ability to offer limited exclusive licenses is an important incentive to many contractors who may, without that incentive, not dedicate their funds and resources for the commercialization of EPRI research results. For this reason, EPRI continues to explore ways by which a limited number of such licenses can be offered - especially for those technologies or products that might have significant impact in the marketplace. Commercialization activities at EPRI have taken on a significantly more businesslike attitude. More attention is being paid to assuring that projects meant to result in commercializable products will do so, and that those vendors and contractors working with EPRI on such projects are indeed committed to bringing those products to the marketplace.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA
• OSTI ID: 5591531
• Report Number(s): CONF-860303-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States) Journal Volume: 13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290500* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
COMMERCIALIZATION
EPRI
LICENSING
MARKETING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER