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Below are brief video tutorials explaining about iEdison and certain iEdison actions as well as demonstrating how to complete selected actions within the system.
This video provides an introduction to iEdison including what it is, its history, who should use it, how it works, and information about iEdison notifications.
This video provides a general tour of iEdison to help you navigate throughout the system. Topics include a thorough description the contents of your Dashboard, the Sidebar Main Menu, and the Settings Menu.
This video explains how to report a new subject invention. It reviews what is required of your invention disclosure document and how to create a new Invention Report within iEdison.
How to Link Parent and Child Invention Reports
How to Link Parent & Child Invention Reports
This video explains what parent and child Inventions Reports are for, when they are appropriate, requirements, and how to link parent and child Invention Reports within iEdison.
How to Report Your Title Election Decision
How to Report Your Title Election Decision
This video explains when your title election decision is due as well as how to report your title election decision to the funding agency within iEdison.
How to Submit a Title Election Extension Request
How to Submit a Title Election Extension Request
This video explains what a Title Election Request is and how to submit one within iEdison.
How to Submit an Initial Patent Application Extension Request
This video explains when your initial patent application is due as well as how to submit an Initial Patent Application Extension Request within iEdison.
How to Submit a Non-Provisional Patent Application Extension Request
This video explains what a Non-Provisional Patent Application Extension is, when it is required, whether the 2018 Bayh-Dole Regulations or the pre-2018 regulations apply to your subject invention, what happens if you file multiple provisional applications, and how to submit a Non-Provisional Patent Application Extension Request within iEdison.
This video explains what a government support clause is, the government support clause requirements, how to upload a government support clause in iEdison, and how to use the new GSC template within iEdison.
This video explains what confirmatory licenses are and what they contain. The video also discusses when they are required, how to generate them, and how to upload them within iEdison.
This video explains what linking parent and child Patent Reports means and demonstrates two ways to link parent and child Patent Reports within iEdison.
How to Submit a Help Desk Ticket
How to Submit a Help Desk Ticket
This video explains when to submit an iEdison Help Desk Ticket versus when to contact your funding agency. Additionally, it demonstrates the process of how to submit a Help Desk ticket from either the iEdison homepage or from within the iEdison application.