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IP – Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) Ownership Content to be input || Info for SL Team || Disclosure Kiosk Info ||
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Directions for entrance appearance We will continue the yellow brick road/ woods theme as we did in the Establishing IP portion of this floor. The user will enter the area; we will need a sign as they first walk in explaining that this is the “Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) Area” Also, when the user walks in I would like some signage that shows the Power Point with the entire floor diagram, including legend, with a brief description written on a billboard. Also I would like the floating blue “I” for the user to receive a note card explaining the instructions and purpose of this station. Description on Billboard The map to your right will be placed through this area to help guide you through this station. Also, the legend for all symbols is directly to the right of the map. Look for the “red” marker on the map to see where you are at along this path. Note Card 1 – Activity Instructions Welcome to “Intellectual Property Protection Area”. The purpose of this activity is to provide you with a set of choices and based on your answers, we will provide you the correct steps to protecting your intellectual property. At the end you will have a chance to use this information to help write the IP section of your device/ technology proposal. When walking down this “IP Protection” path you will come to junctions in the road. These forks will be labeled with the question you must answer along with a kiosk to provide you with more information. Make sure you click on the kiosk to receive more specific information on the question at hand. The left and right choices will correlate to either yes or no and will be clearly market at each juncture. Also, you will periodically see the blue floating information signs. It is important that you click on each one of these that you see as they indicate that there is an area on your downloadable form that must be filled out. The note card within each information sign will specify what information needs to be noted. Now that you have been instructed on the “Intellectual Property Protection Area” step forward and begin your journey. First fork in the road After the user reads the instructions they will need to walk a little ways along the path before they come to the first juncture in the road. This juncture should be labeled “Have you publicly shared your research (written or orally)? Note Card 2 –Shared Information Have you released any information pertaining to your research? This information would include publically released information (newspaper, scientific journal, abstracts, thesis, dissertation, or other written form available on an unrestricted basis including oral presentations or public meetings) as well as information released under a confidential or proprietary basis. If the answer to proposed question is yes, step to your right and continue along the path. If no, take the path to your left. Remember, if you see the blue floating “I” for information sign, click on the icon to receive more information. Kiosk Disclosure Note Card 1 – Specify Information Shared Turn to your Downloadable form to fill in the space under “Specify Information Shared” Write down all information that has been shared about your research. Also, make sure to specify in what manner and to what individuals this information was communicated. Note Card 3 – File for Legal Disclosures Have you filed for any legal disclosures? Legal disclosures entail releasing information under a confidential or proprietary basis. A disclosure is defined as legal if when receiving the information, the receiving party personally understands and accepts a duty to keep the information strictly confidential If you disclosed your information legally continue down the path to your right. If your information was shared publically without a confidence agreement, step down the path to your left. If Yes Kiosk Disclosure Note Card 2 – Specify Disclosed Information Use your downloadable form to record all legal disclosures. After writing down all legally disclosed information, continue down your current path. If No Note Card 4 – Information released more than a year a go Was your publically shared information released more than a year ago? Global patents rights are often lost if information relating to their research has been released publically. The United States offers a one year grace period from publication during which an inventor can file a patent application as long as the information that was disclosed came from the inventor or an individual who obtained information from the inventor. If the information was released more than a year ago patent rights are lost, follow the path to your right determine how your intellectual property will be protected. If the information was released less than a year ago, continue down the path to your left to learn more about filing for a patent. All Roads will lead to the kiosk with the note card below except for the “If No” above. Note Card 5 – Filed for a Patent or Plan to? Now that you have been deemed eligible to obtain a patent for your research, here’s some more information on how to protect your intellectual property.

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