Intellectual Property

We are keen to ensure the fundamental research we carry out has the maximum impact (economic, environmental, health, societal). The creative process generates new intellectual property (IP) that we protect to ensure industrial collaborators can obtain the maximum benefit from. The contractual and financial arrangements are managed by the technology transfer teams at the institutions Dr Hardy was working at when the IP was disclosed (links to the respective offices are below). We are happy to work with industry to ensure effective knowledge transfer and creative use of the IP.

IP from the UK

Please contact the intellectual property team at Lancaster University for Licensing Options.

  1. J. G. Hardy,* “Injectable composition.” 5th of August 2016. UK Patent application number: 1613540.2.

  2. J. G. Hardy & N. A. Copeland. Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Polymers, was filed on 14 September 2022. UK Patent application number. 2213467.0.

IP from the USA .

Please contact the Office of Technology Licensing at the University of Florida for Licensing Options.

  1. B. Hur, J. G. Hardy, W. R. Eisenstadt, C. E. Schmidt. “Drug delivery integrated circuit (IC) and system.” UF #15980. February 19th, 2016, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/297,383. March 19th, 2017, PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US2017/018386.

  2. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt “Conformal conductive scaffolds and methods of using conformal conductive scaffolds.” UF#15654. July 15th, 2015, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/192,752. July 12th, 2016, PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US16/41885. January 19th, 2017, WO 2017/011450.

  3. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, D. L. Kaplan “Electroactive scaffolds, methods of making electroactive scaffolds, and methods of using electroactive scaffolds.” UF#15653. July 15th, 2015, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/192,723. July 12th, 2016, PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US16/41893. January 19th, 2017, WO 2017/011454 A1.

  4. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, D. L. Kaplan “Electroactive scaffolds and methods of using electroactive scaffolds.” UF#15582. July 15th, 2015, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/192,686. July 12th, 2016, PCT Application Serial No. PCT/US16/41889. January 19th, 2017, WO 2017/011452.

  5. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, D. L. Kaplan “Conductive nonwoven mat and method of using the conductive nonwoven mat.” June 25th, 2015, UF15541. Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/184,324. PCT App. Serial No. PCT/US16/39230, June 24th, 2016.

  6. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, “Electroactive supramolecular assemblies, methods of making electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, and methods of using electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies.” UF#15539. June 4th, 2015, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/170,742. June 1st, 2016, PCT App. Serial No. PCT/US16/35227.

  7. J. G. Hardy, J. S. Andrew, E. Secret, J. Starr, C. E. Schmidt, “Magnetically triggerable electroactive biomaterials.” UF#15323. January 6th, 2015, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/100,284. PCT App. Serial No. PCT/US16/12282, January 6th, 2016. “Magnetically triggerable electroactive composites, method of making the magnetically triggerable electroactive composites, and method of using the magnetically triggerable electroactive composites.” July 14, 2016, International Publication No. WO2016/112071.

  8. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, “Biomimetic Pore Structures and Methods of Making Biomimetic Pore Structures.” UF#15353. PCT App. Serial No. PCT/US15/60329. May 19th, 2016, Patent, WO2016/077551. “Urea-templated materials.” November 14th, 2014, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 62/080,082.

  9. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, “Electroactive polymeric scaffolds and method for delivering nerve growth factor to nerve tissue.” UF#15355. September 19th, 2014, Patent pending, USPTO application number: 14/491,686; PCT App. Serial No. PCT/US15/50594, September 17th, 2015.

  10. J. G. Hardy, C. E. Schmidt, “Drug delivery using electrochemically-triggered biodegradable electroactive materials.” UF#15068. WO2015143334A1, USPTO application number: 14/222,000, filed on March 21st, 2014; PCT App. Serial No. PCT/US15/21770, March 20th, 2015. Issued on October 10, 2017 as U.S. Patent No. 9,783,637.