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.
Public Disclosures & Starting the IP Process
Monday, April 20, 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Networking lunch starts at 11:00 am
Presentation follows at 12:00 pm
New Orleans BioInnovation Center, 1441 Canal Street (Downtown)
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.
IP Types and Implications for Co-Ownership & Collaboration
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Networking lunch starts at 11:00 am
Presentation follows at 12:00 pm
The Schwartz Family Center for Experiential Business Learning
Goldring Woldenberg Business Complex, Room 160
Not all intellectual property is the same, and understanding which protections apply to your research is the foundation for making smart decisions about how you share, publish, and partner. This session compares the major IP types with a special focus on software and data-driven innovations that often bridge categories, and introduces the critical distinctions between authorship, creatorship, and inventorship that affect every researcher. We'll then extend those fundamentals into the collaborative research context, examining how agreements, institutional policies, and the involvement of students or outside partners can shape or complicate who owns what. You'll leave with both the vocabulary and the practical frameworks to protect your work.
