Intellectual Property at DHS

What is my role at the Department of Homeland Security?

• Attorney-Advisor

  (Trademarks)

• Attorney-Advisor

  (Patents)

• TSA

• Senior Paralegal

What is the IP Group's Role? (mark all that apply)

• IP issues for internal technology development

• R&D contract issues

• International agreement IP issues

• Commercialization/Licensing IP (OIC)

True or False: DHS is entitled to intellectual property rights when federal employees help create a new technology.

• True

• False

Any ______ that identifies the course of a specific product (trademark) or service (service mark) and distinguishes it from others in the marketplace. (mark all that apply)

• word

• symbol

• slogan

• packaging

Patent Rights in Government Contracts are allocated according to the ___________ Act.

What is IP?

• Rights in intangible property from creations that originate in the mind, not including inventions and scientific works.

• An identifier that distinguishes the source of a specific product or service and distinguishes it from others in the marketplace.

• Rights in intangible property from creations that originate in the mind, including inventions and scientific works.

• An exclusing license to practice and have others practive the patented invention.

Patents are critical to DHS's mission success because (mark all that apply):

• Promotes technology transfer

• Demonstrate effective use of taxpayer money

• Reduces risk

• Reporting requirements

________ are Intellectual Property.

• Trademarks

• Slogans

• Fragrances

• Words

True or False: DHS is entitled to intellectual property rights when federal employees help create a new technolgy.

• True

• False

Can improvements to existing systems/methods be patented?

• Yes

• No