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This training module will explore the

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critical importance of you . The Air

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Force scientist or engineer protecting

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Air Force intellectual property and

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examine the four most common means of

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protecting Air Force I P .

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Transitioning new capabilities to the

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warfighter is an important goal for all

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air force scientists and engineers .

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However , innovations by air force

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researchers must first be transferred

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to industry and manufactured before

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they can be procured for warfighter use .

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The process of moving inventions from

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air force research and development to

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industry is known as technology

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transfer . But what

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is actually transferred to industry ?

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The answer is intellectual property

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commonly known as I P as the name

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implies intellectual property as a

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product of the mind , think of the aha

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moment of invention and the further

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refinement of that breakthrough idea .

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When these inventive ideas are

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protected , they become intellectual

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property . We begin with the three

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critical reasons why you should protect

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Air Force intellectual property .

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First , industry partners typically

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require robust I P protection in order

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to justify the substantial investment

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needed to transform early stage

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innovations into finished products

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without I P protection , especially

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patents , other businesses can simply

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copy products and make it difficult for

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the original company to recoup its

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investment in the technology . If the

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Air Force does not properly protect its

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inventions , most businesses will not

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be interested in commercializing those

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innovations . Second , protecting

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intellectual property , safeguards the

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U S taxpayers investment in air Force

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research and development . Unless the

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Air Force properly identifies and

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protects its inventions . Private

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industry could claim ownership of these

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inventions when companies file their

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own patents or develop proprietary

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technical data packages incorporating

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air Force innovations . They may secure

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sole source contracts and charge a

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premium on products and services

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delivered through defense acquisitions .

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In this scenario , both the Air Force

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and the U S taxpayer paid twice . First ,

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they pay to develop the technology and

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second , they pay a premium to use the

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inventions they should rightly own .

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When the Air Force protects its

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inventions , its safeguards against

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this double payment . In fact ,

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protecting Air Force inventions may

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reduce the cost of procurement by

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encouraging competition in the

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marketplace . Finally , air force

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licensing activities create value for

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the nation products based on Department

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of Defense inventions that are licensed

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to industry , generate approximately

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$3.3 billion dollars a year in

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economic output . Intellectual property

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drives our knowledge economy .

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According to the us patent and

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trademark office , nearly 40% of our

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nation's gross domestic product is

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attributable to IP-based industries .

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This is the largest such percentage in

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the world and is a key factor in the

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long standing economic and military

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supremacy of our nation . The

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potentially high value of intellectual

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property is well illustrated by Nortel ,

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a multinational telecommunications

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company , Nortel went bankrupt and

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ceased operations in 2009 . However ,

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two years later , it sold its patent

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portfolio for $4.5

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billion . How can you the Air

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force scientist or engineer protect our

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nation's investment in defense ,

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research and development . There are

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four primary means of protecting air

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force intellectual property . The first

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is the invention disclosure , the Air

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Force must be made aware of your new

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innovation in order to determine the

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proper means of protection . Second

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is patenting . If your invention

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disclosure meets certain criteria , the

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Air Force may choose to pursue a patent

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on your work . Patents , protect your

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innovation with a legally enforceable

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fence patent protection which

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originated in the U S Constitution

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clearly identifies Air Force inventions

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and prevents private industry from

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charging the Air Force twice for its

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own inventions . Next is the

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non disclosure agreement N D A s are

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legal contracts under which technical

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communication with non governmental

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parties may be conducted . An N D A

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identifies proprietary information that

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the Air Force would like to share with

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the company but limits the company's

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ability to use the information or share

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it with a third party N D A s are often

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used in technology transfer efforts to

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determine if there is enough interest

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from a company to license and Air Force

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innovation or conduct collaborative

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research with Air Force s and ease

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under a cooperative research and

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development agreement , also known as a

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creator . Finally , material

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transfer agreements and information

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transfer agreements are legal contracts

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specifically designed to share device ,

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prototypes , chemicals , biological

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materials , software or other such

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items with a partner for testing ,

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evaluation and basic research purposes

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like a nondisclosure agreement . M T A

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s and I T A s protect Air Force

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Intellectual property by limiting what

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the partner may do with the provided

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materials including prohibiting reverse

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engineering or filing a patent on the

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work . Transitioning Air Force

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innovations to the war fighter begins

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with you disclosing your inventions and

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protecting the taxpayers investment in

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your work . You play an essential role

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in achieving the Air Force mission .

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When you actively protect innovations

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and participate fully in technology

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transfer activities . Do you have

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questions about intellectual property

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or protecting Air Force innovations ?

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Talk to your order or technology

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transfer manager or email a F dot tech

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transfer at us dot AF dot Mil . For

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further information .