An idea is often the starting point for an improvement or invention. Unless it is protected and supported, however, it may fail to develop to a level that makes a significant difference.

The Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Training Program was developed by Bloomsburg University's Institute for Interactive Technologies and Geisinger Ventures. Support for the program was provided by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

The program consists of two interactive training modules that provide information on:

• The benefits of knowledge and technology transfer
• The knowledge and technology transfer process
• Ways that intellectual property can be protected
• Identifying which ideas should be disclosed and when to do so
• The problem of unintentional disclosure
• How to disclose an idea in a protected manner
• and many other topics

The online training is available at http://iit.bloomu.edu/IP_Toolkit.

A user name and password for the training can be obtained by contacting vbasile@bloomu.edu

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