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This training module addresses why you 

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the Air Force scientist or engineer 

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should personally care about protecting 

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your inventions . 

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Actively protecting intellectual 

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property is an essential part of being 

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an Air Force scientist or engineer and 

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serves a critical function in meeting 

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the Air Force mission , 

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specifically proper protection of air 

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force innovation , safeguards the 

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taxpayer investment and air force 

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research and development enhances the 

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likelihood of transition from the lab 

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to the warfighter and creates economic 

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value that drives the United States 

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economy . It 

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also confers a number of personal 

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benefits to you . The Air Force 

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scientist and engineer . This video 

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provides some answers to the question . 

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What's in it for me ? How 

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does protecting Air Force intellectual 

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property benefit you first protecting 

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intellectual property can advance your 

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career filing invention 

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disclosures and receiving patent grants 

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enhance your reputation . As a 

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scientist and engineer patents are a 

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measure of research productivity and 

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excellence . The Air Force is 

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increasingly including invention 

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disclosures and patents in performance 

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reviews , similar to peer reviewed 

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publications and journal articles . As 

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such , you can reference your invention 

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disclosures and patents to justify 

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promotions or advance your career . 

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And in most instances , the content of 

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a journal article or technical report , 

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maybe efficiently converted into an 

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invention disclosure and patent 

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application resulting in both a 

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publication and intellectual property 

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to bolster a resume and turbocharge 

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your career . A 

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second benefit is job satisfaction 

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being awarded a patent for an invention 

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is a prestigious accomplishment and 

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provides pure recognition that 

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testifies to the novel and useful 

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nature of your work . Patenting your 

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inventions also contributes to the 

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advancement of science and technology 

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and inspires further innovation by 

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others . In addition , if the patented 

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invention is subsequently transferred 

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and successfully commercialized by 

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industry , you can witness the fruits 

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of your labor put to practical use in 

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products that benefit the US military 

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and the United States economy . 

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The 3rd benefit is financial . 

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Many laboratories offer monetary 

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incentives as a way to recognize the 

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time and effort required to complete 

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invention disclosures , file patents 

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and receive patent grants . Another 

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financial reward is license revenue 

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sharing . If your patent is licensed 

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industry , you are entitled to share in 

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the revenues . The company pays to the 

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Air Force for the license 

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Air Force inventors are entitled to the 

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1st $2000 per year and at least 

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20% of the net licensing revenues 

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received by the Air Force . This 

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royalty sharing remains in effect even 

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if the inventor leaves federal 

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employment And the payments become part 

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of the inventor's estate in the event 

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of his or her passing typical patent 

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license agreements are tied to the life 

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of a patent which in the us is 20 years 

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from the earliest filing date . This 

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means inventors and their errors may 

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benefit from revenue sharing for an 

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extended period of time . These 

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royalty payments can be substantial . 

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The 2018 National Defense Authorization 

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Act raised the amount that government 

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inventors may receive each year from 

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$150,000 to 

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$500,000 . 

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Entrepreneurship is a 4th benefit of 

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participating in the disclosure and 

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protection of air force inventions . 

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Protecting your innovation opens 

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several exciting opportunities . For 

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example , if your technology is 

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licensed by a company , the company may 

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want to continue to work with you . 

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They know that as the inventor , your 

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continued technical involvement may be 

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critical to the success of the 

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licensing effort . This presents the 

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perfect opportunity for the company to 

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fund further research and development 

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work with you and your lab under a 

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cooperative research and development 

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agreement , also known as a crater . 

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Your invention may also create the 

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opportunity to launch your own startup 

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company and bring your discovery to 

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market yourself . The Air Force has 

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innovative programs that enable SMES 

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like you to work on startup ventures 

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while maintaining federal employment . 

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This opportunity offers the best of 

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both worlds . A chance to pursue a 

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potentially lucrative new venture while 

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maintaining a level of job certainty 

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and income stability . 1/5 and final 

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benefit is contributing to the ongoing 

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viability of your research efforts and 

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your organization labs and 

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research programs . Can justify their 

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budgets and relevance by pointing to 

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important metrics such as invention 

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grants , technology transfer agreements 

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and technology transitions to the 

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warfighter . These are important 

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quantitative measures of how these labs 

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are contributing to the nation's 

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economy , technological competitiveness 

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and defense mission . If labs can 

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develop a compelling argument , using 

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these quantitative measures , they can 

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successfully def find themselves 

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against budget cuts or even ward off 

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closure under brack . The base 

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realignment and closure process . In 

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fact , successful protection and 

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utilization of Air Force innovations 

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may be used to expand research 

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The identification and protection of 

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inventions and other Air Force 

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intellectual property does require time 

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and attention to detail . Fortunately , 

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these mission critical tasks also 

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create a variety of personal 

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opportunities for you . The Air Force S 

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Andy to 

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summarize these opportunities include 

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career advancement , enhanced job 

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satisfaction , potential financial 

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rewards , entrepreneurial opportunity 

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and ensuring the ongoing viability of 

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your research . For more information , 

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please contact 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 .