CoMotion Licensing Products Comparison

For UW spinoffs founded by the UW students, professors, and employees that developed the innovation

• Fair
• Aligned
• Standardized
• Transparent
• Well-tested — over 35 startups have benefitted

• Rapidly moves innovations to licensing in a fair, equitable manner
• Aligns the goals of both parties using fair, benchmarked terms rather than seeking the ‘best’ terms for one party at the expense of the other
• Fosters trust with an open, transparent, and understandable process
• Shortens the negotiation timeline
• Minimizes negotiation costs

For established companies and startups who want to strengthen their pipeline with UW technologies

• Adaptable template agreement resulting in over 200 licenses per year
• Industry-accepted terms

• Terms are tailored to the circumstances of the existing company’s product and business
• Can be exclusive or non-exclusive
• CoMotion negotiators are experienced, creative and empowered to close the deal efficiently

For potential licensees who want to hold their place in line

• Standard efficient agreement
• Guaranteed access to license for an agreed upon time period
• Includes right to evaluate

• Provides a prospective licensee a set amount of time to fully evaluate interest in a technology without risk of losing the technology to a rival

For potential licensees who want to take UW technology for a test run

• Minimal negotiation
• Short-term only
• Opportunity for de-risking

• Low transaction costs allow companies to consider the fit of technology with their existing pipeline prior to establishing a license or option

One-click agreement access for digital content

• Standard terms
• Non-exclusive
• Online marketplace
• Many software and tools created at UW are available through these licenses

• Standard terms and conditions that allow for rapid licensing by companies or individuals, saving time for both the licensees and UW
• Supports non-exclusive licenses and end-user agreements
• Easy access—log on to the UW CoMotion Licensing Marketplace site, select the product, fill in the information, and click to agree