Topics covered:
• We agree: Data rights and patents can be daunting and lead to a myriad of questions.
• What is the difference between intellectual property and data rights?
• When do I mark deliverables to protect my rights? What can DoD do with my SBIR data?
• When do SBIR data rights change and how?
• What are my rights in an invention I make while performing on a DoD contract?
• Does DoD own my invention or have a license to use it?

An understanding of these concepts is essential to maintaining your rights and ownership of intellectual property developed or used in the performance of DoD contracts.