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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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disclosures , patent filings , patent

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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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activities .

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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 .