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Event Details:
1100-1105: Welcome and Introductions
1105-1125: PSM’s Perspective by Ms. Solomon
1125-1145: IP/Legal Perspective by Ms. Jayaprakash
1145-1225: Audience Q&A
1225-1230: Closing Remarks
Who should attend:
Product Support Managers, Life Cycle Logisticians and other members of the acquisition and sustainment work force.
Event Description:
Learn how Product Support Managers and Life Cycle Logisticians can use Market Intelligence and Market Research (MI/MR) to inform a Product Support BCA for new systems or modifications, assess relevant legal and Intellectual Property (IP) aspects, and build out the program’s IP Implementation Plan.
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Ms. Solomon serves as the Sustainment and Technical Data Management Lead for the Deputy Director for Intellectual Property (IP) Cadre, in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. She is responsible for coordinating DoD-wide policy and guidance on product support and sustainment data-driven analyses required to tailor IP and technical data requirements to the unique characteristics of the program’s acquisition and product support strategies.
Azza M. Jayaprakash serves as Counsel and Lead for Law, Regulations, and Policy for the Department of Defense (DoD) Intellectual Property (IP) Cadre, in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Azza also serves as Associate General Counsel in the Acquisition & Logistics Division of the DoD Office of General Counsel. She provides counsel on laws, regulations, and policies relating to intellectual property, advises and assists DoD customers in the development of intellectual property strategies, and assist DoD customers in drafting and negotiating of IP license terms in contracts and other agreements. She is also a member of the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council's Patents, Data, and Copyrights Team. She previously held positions as a patent attorney and Division Chief in the Army Material Command Legal Center advising various Army program executive offices on technical data and software rights issues. Prior to her DoD career, Azza worked at private law firms doing patent prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and intellectual property litigation.