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| Intellectual Property and Business Implications | ||||
| 15 | Intellectual Property and Innovation | 43 Videos | ||
| Modules (~3 to 18 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 15-1 |  | Intellectual Property General Awareness | This module will provide users with a high-level overview of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and confidentiality. It is generally intended as an introduction to more detailed programs for each. | 18:54 |
| 15-31 | | Importance of Lab Notebooks Post America Invents Act (AIA) | A look at five good reasons for maintaining lab notebooks after the passage of the American Invents Act. | 8:03 |
| 15-32 | | Importance of Lab Notebooks | A look at five good reasons for maintaining lab notebooks. | 6:05 |
| 15-33 | | IP Contamination | A look at IP contamination. What is it, how is it harmful, and how can you avoid it? | 4:53 |
| 15-34 | | Product Contamination | What is product contamination? How does it occur, what are the risks, and how can you avoid it? | 5:07 |
| 15-35 | | Why Should Everyone Care About Intellectual Property? | A look at intellectual property. Why is it important, and how can it help your business to succeed? | 3:45 |
| 15-36 | | Why Should Sales Professionals Care About IP? | A look at intellectual property. Why is it important to sales professionals, and how can it help them to succeed? | 4:32 |
| 15-37 | | What to Do with Unsolicited Business Ideas | A look at intellectual property. Why is it important to sales professionals, and how can it help them to succeed? | 4:51 |
| 15-38 | | Considerations for IP Decisions in Connection with Innovative Ideas | What are the common considerations for IP decisions in connection with innovative ideas? A look at the four main options are: a patent application. a trade secret, a defensive publication, fourth, nothing. | 12:55 |
| 15-39 | | IP Risks and Opportunities Touch Every Part of a Business | 8:13 | |
| 15-40 | | IP Risks Associated with Copying Competitive Products | 6:40 | |
| 15-41 | | German Act on Employees' Inventions and the German Patent Act Part 1: Rights and Obligations | 16:28 | |
| 15-42 | | German Act on Employees' Inventions and the German Patent Act Part 2: Inventorship | 4:48 | |
| 15-43 | | German Act on Employees' Inventions and the German Patent Act Part 3: Compensation | 10:35 | |
| Micro Modules (~1 minute) | Duration | |||
| 15-2 | | What is Intellectual Property? | A clarification of what IP is not, and a breakdown of types of IP. | 0:44 |
| 15-3 | | What Types of Intellectual Property Are there? | An explanation of the relationship between different kinds of IP. | 0:56 |
| 15-4 | | Can a Product or Process be Protected by More than One Kind of Intellectual Property? | A rundown of the options business owners have for IP protections. | 0:59 |
| 15-5 | | What is the Difference Between a Patent and a Trade Secret? | An explanation of the pros and cons of trade secrets and patents. | 0:54 |
| 15-6 | | What is the Difference Between a Patent and a Trademark? | An explanation of the pros and cons of trademarks and patents. | 1:10 |
| 15-7 | | Who Owns the Intellectual Property in a Joint Development Relationship? | An explanation of the importance of joint development agreements in IP ownership issues. | 1:29 |
| 15-8 | | Who Owns the Intellectual Property in a Services Relationship? | An explanation of the importance of services agreements in IP ownership issues. | 1:14 |
| 15-9 | | Why Do You Need an IP Strategy as an Embedded Part of Your Business Strategy? | An explanation of the importance of the preventive power of IP protections. | 1:09 |
| 15-10 | | Why is Being Religiously Tied to a "Not Invented Here" Mentality Dangerous? | A discussion of the pros and cons of developing new components within your business versus purchasing components made by other firms. | 1:11 |
| Vignettes (~1 to 6 minutes) | Duration | |||
| 15-11 | | Introduction to IP Ownership Issues | An introduction to the scenarios. | 3:38 |
| 15-12 | | When Should You Start Thinking About Intellectual Property? | A discussion of when you should begin to think about IP protection in connection with product development. | 2:39 |
| 15-13 | | What is a Patent? | A discussion about patents. | 2:31 |
| 15-14 | | What is a Patent Claim? - Example | A discussion of patent claims. | 2:28 |
| 15-15 | | What is the Process when Dealing with Patent Examiners? | A discussion of the process in dealing with patent examiners. | 0:56 |
| 15-16 | | What is Prior Art? | A discussion of prior art. | 3:27 |
| 15-17 | | Involve IP Counsel as Early as Possible | A discussion of the need to contact IP counsel as early as possible. | 1:57 |
| 15-18 | | Do You Have to Be an Inventor to Be Listed as an Inventor on a Patent? | A discussion of the need to be an inventor to be listed as an inventor on a patent? | 1:44 |
| 15-19 | | Careful Communications | A discussion of being careful in emails and other written exchanges. | 3:16 |
| 15-20 | | What Are Your Options if You Are Potentially Infringing a Patent? | A discussion of options if you are potentially infringing a patent. | 4:43 |
| 15-21 | | What is a Product Clearance Search? | A discussion of product clearance searching. | 0:56 |
| 15-22 | | What is a Trade Secret? | A discussion of trade secrets. | 3:45 |
| 15-23 | | What is a Trademark? | A discussion of trademarks. | 3:09 |
| 15-24 | | What is a Copyright? | A discussion of copyrights. | 3:53 |
| 15-25 | | Open Source and Free Software | A discussion of Open Source & Free Software. | 1:29 |
| 15-26 | | Confidential Information and NDAs | A discussion of Confidential information and NDAs. | 4:53 |
| 15-27 | | IP Ownership Issues | A discussion of IP Ownership Issues. | 6:08 |
| 15-28 | | Categories of IP Ownership in Contracts | A discussion of Categories of IP Ownership in Contracts. | 7:12 |
| 15-29 | | How to Avoid Invisible Risks with Indirect Contractors | A discussion of How to avoid Invisible Risks with indirect contractors. | 2:22 |
| 15-30, 120-1 | | IP: The Movie | A movie describing all aspects of IP fundamentals. | 1:11:45 |
| 75 | Monetizing Intellectual Property | 1 Video | ||
| Modules (~9 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 75-1 | | Introduction to Monetizing Intellectual Property | A discussion of eight common ways companies can ensure returns on their investments in intellectual property. | 8:33 |
| 55 | Supplier Interactions | 8 Videos | ||
| Modules (~3 to 8 minutes) | Duration | |||
| 55-1 | | Reducing Risks Associated with Supplier Interactions | A discussion of best practices for protecting IP assets while hosting supplier representatives at your company's facilities. This includes a breakdown of the potential IP-related risks associated with hosting supplier reps, as well as things to do before and during the visit. | 8:30 |
| 55-2 | | Copyright Infringement Issues with Suppliers Drawings | A discussion of the do's and don'ts of reproducing copyrighted drawings created by your suppliers, as well as of the risks involved in replicating the products depicted in those drawings. | 2:52 |
| 55-5 | | How to Protect Supplier Proprietary Information, and What if You Don't? | 5:51 | |
| 55-8 | | Manage IP Assets Within Your Supply Chain | 6:35 | |
| Micro Modules (~1 to 2 minutes) | Duration | |||
| 55-3 | | New Developments Under Build to Print Contracts Are Not Immune From Liability | A brief discussion of the potential legal risks of Build-to-Print contracts and how to avoid these risks. | 1:55 |
| 55-4 | | What is Proprietary Information? | A brief explanation proprietary information, including common examples of proprietary information. | 1:17 |
| 55-6 | | Beware of Suppliers with Patents | A discussion of six ways to protect a supplier's proprietary information, as well as of four potential consequences companies can face if they fail to protect their suppliers' proprietary information. | 2:09 |
| 55-7 | | Reducing Risks Associated With Receiving Suppliers at Your Facility | 2:31 | |
| 70 | IP Ownership in Business Relationships | 7 Videos | ||
| Modules (~5 to 13 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 70-1 | | Business Relationships and their Impact on IP Ownership | This module will briefly respond to the following Questions: What are the IP ownership risks that business and technical professionals should be concerned with in connection with relationships such as with universities, contractors, employees, joint development partners, and other like relationships? | 9:59 |
| 70-2 | | Patent Assignment and Licensing | What is patent licensing; both patent in-licensing and patent out-licensing? What is an assignment of a patent? What is the difference between an exclusive and non-exclusive license? What is a field-of-use license? Can licensed patents be enforced; exclusive or non-exclusive? What is open innovation and how can it impact your business? | 13:26 |
| 70-3 | | Risks of Open Source Software | In this module, we will discuss the risks associated with open-source software such as costs of developing enhancements, deployment, and maintenance, as well as the Infection Effect related to license obligations. | 5:27 |
| 70-4, 240-2 | | Business Considerations and JDAs | In this module, we will discuss joint development agreements, including the objectives, the risks, and your goals in creating the right JDA such as getting the IP you need to advance your business goals. | 10:32 |
| 70-7 | | Data Ownership: The Internet of Things | In our world of Big Data and the Internet of Things, determining who owns the data produced by "things" can be confusing. We provide an overview of the ownership issues and tips on how to ensure you get the ownership rights you need to achieve your business goals. | 5:23 |
| Micro Modules (~1 minute) | Duration | |||
| 70-5 | | What is Open-Source Software? | A brief explanation of open-source software and the potential IP risk involved in using this type of software. | 1:12 |
| 70-6, 240-5 | | What is a Joint Development Agreement? | A brief discussion of Joint Development Agreements (JDAs): what they are and the five things you need in order to create a successful JDA. | 1:15 |
| 110 | IP and Social Media | 2 Video | ||
| Module (~6 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 110-1 | | IP and Social Media | In business today you would be a dinosaur if you weren't leveraging social media to advance your objectives. But, nothing is free in this world, and with the benefits of social media comes substantial IP risks. This series provides an overview of the risks and what to do about them. | 6:36 |
| Micro Module (~1 minute) | Duration | |||
| 110-2 | | Beware of Using Social Media to Broadcast Vacation Highlights | 1:15 | |
| 120 | Executive IP: The Movie | 1 Video | ||
| 120-1-15-30 | | IP: The Movie | Intellectual property is changing everything for businesses. Massive IP opportunities and equally massive IP risks are everywhere. We all need to speak the language of IP. This movie will help you to do that. Watch as Imagine Enterprises realizes the importance of IP almost too late as they race to get to market. | 1:11:45 |
| 240 | Contract Fundamentals | 14 Videos | ||
| Modules (~2 to 10 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 240-1 | | Some Contract Basics You Need to Know | What do you need to know about contracts? When do you call in the experts? What is the difference between an oral and written contract? Why is an oral contract dangerous? What is significant about the signature on the contract? | 9:48 |
| 70-4, 240-2 | | Business Considerations and JDAs | In this module, we will discuss joint development agreements, including the objectives, the risks, and your goals in creating the right JDA such as getting the IP you need to advance your business goals. | 10:32 |
| 240-3 | | Secondment | In this module, we describe the fundamentals of Secondments to provide seconded employees with information they need to understand their new role and how that impacts their relationship with their employer. | 8:14 |
| 240-6 | | What to Consider When Dealing With a Contract | A discussion of five important things to think about when dealing with contracts. This module includes a short quiz. | 4:21 |
| 240-7 | | Damages Provisions in Contracts | A discussion of the significance of damages provisions in contracts. This includes an explanation of actual, direct, incidental, consequential, and punitive damages, an example of a provision that eliminates indirect damages, and how to avoid pre-determined penalties. This module also includes a short quiz. | 3:16 |
| 240-8 | | Contract Warranties and Remedies | A discussion of contract provisions related to warranties and remedies. This module includes an explanation of the significance of warranties and remedies and lists four factors to consider about warranties and remedies in the context of contracts related to your business. This module also includes a short quiz. | 3:15 |
| 240-9 | | Indemnity | A brief discussion of contract provisions related to indemnification. This includes an explanation of indemnification, the purpose of indemnification provisions, and when these provisions would come into effect. This module also includes a short quiz. | 1:44 |
| 240-10 | | Contract Provisions Related to Intellectual Property | A brief discussion of contract provisions related to the four types of intellectual property. This includes an explanation of the importance of including language establishing IP ownership rights in contracts. This module also includes a short quiz. | 2:11 |
| 240-11 | | Considerations Before Signing a Contract for the Sale of Goods or Services | A brief discussion of seven factors to consider before signing a contract for the sale of goods or services. This module also includes a short quiz. | 2:16 |
| 240-12 | | Battle of the Forms in Contract Negotiations | A discussion of the so-called "battle of the forms" in contract negotiations. This includes an explanation of the factors that determine whether a buyer's or seller's terms and conditions will govern interactions between the parties, the importance of master supply agreements, and some options for sellers to help their terms and conditions prevail over those of buyers. This module also includes a short quiz. | 2:14 |
| 240-13 | | What is a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)? | 10:01 | |
| 240-14 | | Do I Need an MTA? | 7:01 | |
| Micro Modules (~1 to 2 minutes) | Duration | |||
| 240-4 | | Do I Need Contracts in Connection With My New Invention? | 1:08 | |
| 70-6, 240-5 | | What is a Joint Development Agreement? | A brief discussion of Joint Development Agreements (JDAs), including what they are and five things needed to create a successful JDA. | 1:15 |
| 260 | IP Litigation | 11 Videos | ||
| Module (~4 - 6 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 260-1 | | What is a Litigation Hold? | In this module, we describe litigation holds; what they are, why they are important, and main consequences for violating a litigation hold. | 3:54 |
| Vignettes (~2 to 3 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 260-2 | | Litigation Hold Means Hold | A scenario related to the definition of Litigation Hold. | 3:07 |
| 260-3 | | Document Retention Notices Are Not SPAM | A scenario describing the dangers of not taking document retention notices seriously. | 2:39 |
| 260-4 | | Do More Than Just Check a Box | A courtroom scene showing the penalties associated with violating litigation holds. | 3:31 |
| Micro Module (~1 - 3 minutes) | Duration | |||
| 260-5 | | What is a Litigation Hold? | A brief discussion of litigation holds, including what they are, what they cover, and why it is crucial to comply with them. | 0:49 |
| 260-10 | | Disclosure of Confidential Information During Litigation Discovery | 3:42 | |
| 260-11 | | What are the Basic Types of Subpoenas in Connection with Civil Litigation? | 2:06 | |
| 260-12 | | Custodians in IP Litigation | 2:44 | |
| 260-13 | | What is the Work Product Doctrine? | 3:04 | |
| 260-14 | | What is a Privilege Log? | 1:37 | |
| 280 | Public Speaking (Pitching Innovation) | 5 Videos | ||
| Full Course (~32 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 280-6 | | Public Speaking - Full Course | This is our full course on public speaking. The Pitching Innovation series is intended to teach professionals how to successfully present their innovative ideas to decision-makers. This full course covers our PDRA program; Preparation, Delivery, Response, and the Ask. | 32:38 |
| Micro Modules (~4 to 9 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 280-1 | | Introduction to Public Speaking (Pitching Innovation) | This is the introductory Pitching Innovation module. The Pitching Innovation series is intended to teach professionals how to successfully present their innovative ideas to decision-makers. This module introduces our general PDRA program; Preparation, Delivery, Response, and the Ask. | 4:17 |
| 280-2 | | Preparation | In this second Pitching Innovation module, we describe the Preparation component in terms of both its importance and the five Key steps for successful preparation. | 9:05 |
| 280-3 | | Delivery | In this third Pitching Innovation module, we describe the two main components of successful Delivery; Passion and Connection with your audience. | 8:26 |
| 280-4 | | Response | In this fourth Pitching Innovation module, we describe the five tools to give you an advantage in responding to Questions from your audience. | 5:26 |
| 280-5 | | The Ask | In this fifth Pitching Innovation module, we describe the final component of our PDRA program; the Ask. | 4:24 |
| 170 | Export Control Laws | 18 Videos | ||
| Full Course (~31 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 170 | | Export Control Laws - Full Course | Our full-length Export Control Laws training program. | 31:06 |
| Micro Modules (~1 to 5 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 170-1 | | Introduction to Export Control Laws | An Introduction to Export Control Laws. | 2:50 |
| 170-2 | | What Are Exports? | A discussion of what is considered an "Export." | 5:23 |
| 170-3 | | The Who and the Where of Export Control Laws | A discussion of The Who and the Where of Export Control Laws. | 3:15 |
| 170-4 | | Strict Liability of Export Control Laws | A discussion of the Strict Liability of Export Control Laws. | 1:06 |
| 170-5 | | Export Control Laws with Mergers and Acquisitions | A discussion of Export Control Laws with Mergers and Acquisitions. | 1:19 |
| 170-6 | | Guidelines to Stay on the Right Side of Export Control Laws | Guidelines to stay on the right side of Export Control Laws. | 2:23 |
| 170-7 | | Export Control Laws with re-Exports and Transshipments | A discussion of Export Control Laws with re-exports and transshipments. | 1:22 |
| 170-8 | | Conclusion | Conclusion of our Export Control Laws Program. | 1:26 |
| 170-16 | | Emerging and Foundational Technologies under the Export Control Reform Act | 2:20 | |
| 170-17 | | How Emerging and Foundational Technologies are Identified under the ECRA | 2:30 | |
| 170-18 | | Exceptions to the Control of Emerging and Foundational Technologies under the ECRA | 4:52 | |
| Scenarios (~1 to 2 minutes) | Info | Duration | ||
| 170-9 | | Beware of Visitors | A scenario related to Export Control risks associated with visitors. | 1:53 |
| 170-10 | | Beware of Printers | A scenario related to Export Control risks associated with use of common area printers. | 1:16 |
| 170-11 | | The Risks of Skype | A scenario related to Export Control violations that can occur with Skype meetings. | 1:46 |
| 170-12 | | Email Risks | A scenario related to Export Control risks associated with emails. | 2:19 |
| 170-13 | | The Visitor | A scenario related to Export Control risks associated with visitors. | 1:49 |
| 170-14 | | The Visible Meeting Room | A scenario related to Export Control risks associated with meeting rooms that are visible to people walking by. | 1:28 |
| 170-15 | | Handouts | A scenario related to Export Control risks associated with meeting Handouts. | 1:26 |
Updated 12-29-22