Data transfer agreements (DtA) offer the same protection for data as an MTA for hardware. An authorized member of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation must sign mtAs and DTAs. Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDas) are contracts that protect your invention and USC`s intellectual property, and define the authorized use and dissemination of non-public information that you provide or receive – such as the status or results of research, unpublished patent information, planned searches – and non-profit organizations and non-profit organizations. An authorized member of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation must sign these CDAs. CDAs are not intended for the transmission of material material or the transmission of research data for research purposes; for which an MTA or DTA should be used. Refer to the following options to help the competent service respond to your CDA request: `CDAs: USC Stevens can help with the preparation, verifying and signing CDAs so that you can obtain confidential information from a third party and/or disclose intellectual property to the university if the primary purpose is to allow discussion and exchange of information through third parties that authorizes your inventions and other intellectual property rights; 3rd party supporting further research around your inventions; and/or unfunded cooperation in intellectual property development. Do you need MTA/DTA/CDA help? Call or e-mail mta@stevens.usc.edu or 213-821-0939 (CDAs) Material Transfer Agreements (MTA) Material Transfer Agreements (MTA) are contracts, that protect your invention and USC`s intellectual property, limit liability, and include consideration of the materials designer when providing or receiving research materials, such as cell lines, cultures, bacteria, transgenic animals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, software, models, robots — and research institutes and companies. Any hardware exchange requires an MTA. (Last version of the browser needed. Firefox is recommended.) A faster and thinner way to pass on your MTA, DTA and CDA requirements.

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