USC Agreement Offices.pdf

USC has various offices responsible for handling agreements with external entities, including:
- Contracts & Grants: sponsored research agreements, unfunded research collaborations, and subcontracts
- Clinical Trials Office: clinical trial agreements, industry-funded subawards, and observational/data collection studies
- USC Stevens Center for Innovation: unfunded research collaborations, intellectual property development, material transfer agreements, and licensing university-owned patents and software
- Office of General Counsel: subcontract agreements for services, unfunded research collaborations, and other cases
- Procurement Services: outgoing contracts for services, material transfer agreements requiring payment, and third-party software licenses
- University Advancement: gift letters and agreements
- General Counsel: industry affiliate agreements, patent license agreements, and other cases
- Office of Trademark Licensing: trademark license agreements for USC brand
- Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance: data use agreements involving identifiable health or personal information
- USC Stevens Center for Innovation and Procurement Services: copyright license agreements, software licenses, and data use agreements.