Internet Intellectual Property Agreement - PowerPoint

							Internet2 Intellectual
Property Framework Update
 Meeting of the Working Group Chairs
 Internet2 2003 Spring Member Meeting

                      13 July 2011
     Overview

Progress since Fall MM
Review of Standard Approach
What you need to know
What you need to do
Summary and Discussion


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      Progress Since Fall Member
      Meeting

Continued feedback and refinement
Implementation plan for Standard
 Approach developed
Implementation underway




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         Standard Approach
 Unless a written Non-Disclosure or Confidentiality
  Agreement is in effect, the following shall be
  deemed contributed to Internet2 Working
  Groups, Working Group Projects, and Internet2 Area
  Initiatives and Projects (with a license to use any and
  all intellectual property rights associated with that
  contribution): conversations, correspondence,
  and/or all documents, electronic or otherwise. In
  this regard, all contributions may be made freely
  available to the public. By virtue of the contribution,
  the contributor agrees that it will not pursue any
  action for infringement of intellectual property with
  respect to the contribution, or seek any payment or
  royalty of any kind, or transfer any intellectual
  property right with respect to that contribution to any
  third party.
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            Standard Approach
Identify who will be the “holder” of the intellectual
 property.
Disclose any knowledge of an intellectual property
 claim (published, laid open, or otherwise) that may
 be infringed by the group's work.
Identify whether or not participants hold any
 intellectual property rights that are likely to be
 used in the project; and the terms and conditions
 under which they will license any intellectual
 property.
Open Source License – default
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        What Working Group Chairs
        Need to Know
Internet2 is implementing a straightforward
 approach for handling intellectual property
 based on the Standard Approach; goal is to
 make is as easy as possible for the Working
 Groups.
Prudent management of the intellectual
 property aspects of a working group/ project
 helps assure that deliverables will be handled
 in a manner consistent with our principles.


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        What Working Group Chairs
        Need to Know - Rollout
Information posted on web site
Internet2‟s Vice President for Operations has
 overall responsibility for the Intellectual
 Property Framework..
WG Chair Survival Guide updated
Standard Approach in effect at Member
 Meeting
Working Group Chair meeting
Area Directors to send email to working group
 participants post MM
Current Working Group activities will be
 reviewed to determine if any action with
 respect to intellectual property is needed.
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        What Working Group Chairs
        Need to Know: Ongoing
Intellectual property management
 requirements will be identified when a
 Working Group is established.
Intellectual Property “Checklist” will be
 provided
Internet2 is developing a clear process for
 contributions
Support will be provided: The Area Director is
 the first line of support
We expect improvements over time based on
 use of the Standard Approach. Your
 feedback will be important.
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        What do the Working Group
        Chairs need to Do?
Collaborate with the Area Director to specify
 working group/ project intellectual property
 requirements.
Make sure that participants are aware of the
 intellectual property requirements and work
 with them to address the „checklist‟.
Ask for help if you need it.




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         What Working Group Chairs
         Need to Do
Frequently remind Working Group participants
 that the Standard Approach is in effect and
 that their continued participation implies
 consent. (during meetings, on the web-site,
 etc.)
  • Conversations, documents, emails, teleconference calls, etc.
    considered donated to the working group with license to use
    and to share
  • Participants have ongoing requirement to disclose any
    intellectual property claim that may be infringed by the
    working group.

Include standard disclaimer on deliverables.
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        What Working Group Chairs
        Should Do
Pay special attention to software
 development projects.
  • Determine who will „hold‟ the intellectual property
    and make sure that all of the intellectual property
    rights are assigned to the holder.
  • Employment contracts often specify intellectual
    property rights




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       Summary

Management of the intellectual property
 aspects of a working group/ project is
 important.
Internet2 is implementing processes
 and support to facilitate this.
We hope to continually improve our
 approach and support systems based
 on use.

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