Applying for a Patent Connecticut Invention Convention http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Patent_513941.jpg Applying for a Patent Connecticut Invention Convention www.ctinventionconvention.org

Patent Review What is a patent? What are the three basic components of a patent in the United States?

Applying Sent via web or mail to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Preliminary patents serve as a 12-month placeholder

Skits Your teacher will split you into groups and each group will perform a different patent scenario to the rest of the class. You must write a script and perform a 2-3 minute skit to the class.

CIC Provisions Ways that the CIC protects the secrecy of its inventors: Maintain confidentiality among peers, teachers, and convention attendees. Signage at all CIC events. Definition of “public place.”