Government Intellectual Property

Duration: 3 Days
CLP: 24

Course Objectives:

• Familiarize students with Intellectual Property (IP) concepts and rights under government contracts.
  
  
• Provide a thorough understanding of principles, rights and implications under certain types of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets.
  
  
• Provide an understanding of other transactions and cooperative agreements.
  
  
• Understand the rights of the parties regarding enforcement of IP rights.
  
  
• Familiarize students with emerging IP issues.
  
  
• Create an understanding of the importance of the effective use of IP principles in day to day activities.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to focus on one of our most precious assets, whether we are Government or contractor, intellectual property. The course will identify and define IP and will emphasize the preservation and protection of these assets. The course will begin an overview of IP with special attention paid to patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret issues and their implication to Government contracts. In addition, this course delves into issues regarding computer software, software escrow, cooperative agreements, cooperative research and development agreements(CRADAs) and other transactions. It addresses commercialization of Government technologies and other technology transfer. It further discusses enforcement of Government rights in the area of IP and emerging issues in this area. It concludes with a discussion of the development of a strategic intellectual property plan. The class will consist primarily of lectures with some case studies and team-centered discussions.