Question about updates (patents, publications)

[AcademicAnon]

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Hi,

I had 2 specific questions regarding update letters to med schools. Any info/experience would be greatly appreciated.

1) At what point would a novel technology disclosed for patenting at a university be considered substantial enough to warrant an update to med schools? Specifically, is there a distinction made between a provisional vs. utility patent (at the USPTO)?

2) When updating schools with publications that have been accepted, what details are generally advised to be included? E.g., brief description of the nature of the work (especially if related to medicine), impact factors, etc.?

Thanks

 

[AcademicAnon]

May I bother @Goro @gyngyn @mimelim @LizzyM for any potential insight regarding either of these questions?

 

[Goro]

For those schools that accept updates, a mention of "this patent was awarded to...." would probably suffice.

For publications, just state it as the citation itself: "Smith, Jones and AcademicAnon, 2016. Stress reduction techniques for highly neurotic pre-medical students. N. Engl. J Medicine, in press."

Hi,

I had 2 specific questions regarding update letters to med schools. Any info/experience would be greatly appreciated.

1) At what point would a novel technology disclosed for patenting at a university be considered substantial enough to warrant an update to med schools? Specifically, is there a distinction made between a provisional vs. utility patent (at the USPTO)?

2) When updating schools with publications that have been accepted, what details are generally advised to be included? E.g., brief description of the nature of the work (especially if related to medicine), impact factors, etc.?

Thanks

 

[lalarubies]

For those schools that accept updates, a mention of "this patent was awarded to...." would probably suffice.

For publications, just state it as the citation itself: "Smith, Jones and AcademicAnon, 2016. Stress reduction techniques for highly neurotic pre-medical students. N. Engl. J Medicine, in press."

Thank you for that clarification. Like OP, I just had a publication accepted and am planning on sending update letters to a few of my schools. So you don't think I need to add a quick refresher on what my project was on and why it was meaningful to me? Just adding the citation is enough?

 

[Goro]

The citation is enough.

Thank you for that clarification. Like OP, I just had a publication accepted and am planning on sending update letters to a few of my schools. So you don't think I need to add a quick refresher on what my project was on and why it was meaningful to me? Just adding the citation is enough?