Learning Goal Students will be able to distinguish between invention and innovation Agenda Test/Ultimate Theme Park Project Inventions vs Innovations Note Top 10 Inventions Activity
Inventions vs. Innovation Invention – the creation of something new Innovation – a change to something that already exists
Protecting Your Ideas Patent – a grant made by the government that gives the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and the sell the invention for a set period of time.
Protecting Your Ideas Copyrights – the legal protection of original literary, musical, and artistic works, software, industrial designs and similar items from being copied or used by owners without permission of the owner
Protecting Your Ideas Trademarks – A word, symbol, design, or a combination of these used to identify a product or service and distinguish it from its competitors
Industrial Design Act Anything made by hand, tool, or machine that has distinctive features (ex. Shape of a chair) Once registered, the designer (proprietor) has exclusive rights to the design for a 10-year period
Improv Venture Read Improv Venture Profile on p.98 Answer questions 10 Minutes
10 Best Inventions Not wacky products like before Pay special attention to Canadian inventions If you are in Grade 12 Course – must be internet and technology related Fill in chart and submit by end of period