intellectual propertY

EWI is on a continual quest to develop new materials, processes and technologies to help our Members succeed and to advance the field of materials joining.

One benefit of membership is access to EWI’s intellectual property and our commercialization process. We stringently protect research concepts so that Members can be comfortable partnering with us to innovate new technologies and take them to market.

EWI's Intellectual Property Process: Steps to Commercialization

EWI has a great deal of experience helping Members with licensing and commercialization of products and processes. Our intellectual property commercialization process is straightforward, and our internal legal professionals are available to discuss the process in detail with Members.

In brief, the steps to commercialization include:

• Executing a mutual non-disclosure agreement
• Discussing technology benefits
• Discussing market expectations
• Agreeing on core terms sheet
• Negotiating license agreement
• Licensing implementation