UA Tech Transfer Associate Earns ‘Certified Licensing Professional’ Designation

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Dr. Richard P. Swatloski, a licensing associate within The University of Alabama’s Office for Technology Transfer, has earned the Certified Licensing Professional credential.

He joins a growing group of Intellectual Property professionals who have demonstrated they are dedicated to higher standards of practice in the licensing industry, according to a release from Certified Licensing Professionals Inc., a non-profit corporation created to oversee the licensing program.  

The CLP designation acknowledges licensing professionals who have demonstrated their experience and proficiency in licensing and the commercialization of intellectual property, the release stated. It is built on internationally applicable standards of practice, knowledge and ethics to differentiate licensing professionals who have taken the steps necessary to become certified.

The CLP certification was created to recognize licensing professionals who are committed to professional development and the attainment of the skills and knowledge necessary to perform their jobs at the highest level of quality.

The CLP credential is also an avenue for employers to recognize and promote licensing professionals.

To become a CLP certificant, Swatloski met or exceeded specific requirements in three areas: education, experience and knowledge.

The three-hour CLP exam that Swatloski passed included 150 multiple-choice questions on subject areas including strategy, opportunity assessment, Intellectual Property protection, valuation, marketing, agreement drafting and development, negotiation and agreement management.

For more information about the CLP program, visit www.licensingcertification.org.

Established as full-time office at The University of Alabama in 2006, the Office for Technology Transfer works with innovators to facilitate the transfer of technologies created at the University to the commercial market place for public benefit.