Join the Office of Intellectual Property Management (OIPM) and the Tulane Innovation Institute for an intellectual property (IP) education workshop series, emphasizing practical knowledge, interactive learning, and meaningful engagement. Open to faculty, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and senior graduate students from all Tulane campuses and schools.
IP Types in Research: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Beyond
TNBRC Auditorium
June 30, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Discover which intellectual property protections may apply to your specific research innovations. This comprehensive session compares and contrasts types of IP, focusing on patents and copyrights. Apply these fundamentals to understand when innovations bridge IP categories. Learn about rights you may not know you already have, and how to leverage protections at appropriate times. You will leave knowing the crucial distinctions between authorship, creatorship, and inventorship that affect every researcher.
Public Disclosure and Starting the IP Process
TNBRC Auditorium
July 28, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
In today's "publish or perish" environment, routine academic activities — from conference presentations to thesis defenses — can trigger public disclosures with serious consequences for patent rights worldwide. This session clarifies what counts as a disclosure and how to recognize the critical windows that determine whether patent protection remains possible. We'll demystify the invention disclosure process, walk through what happens after you submit to OIPM, and clear up the most common misconceptions that can inadvertently cost researchers their IP rights. You'll leave with a practical framework for sharing your research confidently while keeping commercialization options open.
