The Commercialisation Process

WaikatoLink’s commercialisation activities span research outcomes and intellectual property (IP) from many of the University’s diverse academic disciplines.

To ensure that the commercialisation of University-generated IP results in successful outcomes, WaikatoLink follows a Commercialisation Process. This process starts with appropriate IP identification activities and then involves the following key stages:

  • Invention Identification
  • Preliminary Assessment
  • Evaluation Planning
    • - IP Protection
    • - Technology Development
    • - Commercial Evaluation
  • Evaluation Stage
    • - IP Protection
    • - Technology Development
    • - Commercial Evaluation / Business Planning
  • Implementation of Commercialisation plan
  • Ongoing compliance monitoring and mentoring