1. INVENTING

2. WHAT IS INVENTING?

3. INVENTING Identify a problem or need to be SOLVED Create something NEW
Make an IMPROVEMENT
Create something USEFUL
Using your MIND
Through INVESTIGATION
Through EXPERIMENTARION
If you could get it perfect the first time they would call it “Search” and not “Research”

4. INNOVATION Inventing Can you solve it? Entrepreneurship
Can you sell it?
Engineering
Can you mass produce it?

5. What is the Role of Inventors and Their Inventions in the Economic Development of the United States?

6. How do Inventions Help the US Economy?
Create new products to sell
More efficient ways to do things
Extend and improve life of citizens
Provide more leisure time for recreation
Makes life more enjoyable

7. List Three Inventions and State How they Have Helped Human Kind

8. Famous Inventions Mechanical Reaper - Cyrus McCormick (1809 - 1884)
Integrated Circuit - Microchip - Jack Kilby ( )
Air Plane - powered flight - Wright Brothers ( )
Moving Assembly Line - Henry Ford ( )
Electronic Television - Philo T. Farnsworth ( )
World Wide Web - Hyper Text - Tim Berners-Lee ( )
Bright Blue LED - Shuji Nakamura ( )
Wheel - Ancient Mesopotamians B.C.

9. Report About an Inventor You Interviewed or Report About One of the Three Inventors that You Found Most Interesting

10. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 8
The Congress shall have the power… To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

11. Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce
Like other property, it can be bought, sold, leased or given away
Laws give owners limited exclusive rights in exchange for full disclosure

12. © Copyright Applies to musical, literary, and artistic works
fixed in tangible form
Automatic in the United States, but requires registration to litigate
Individual works: 70 years after the death of the creator
Works for hire: 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication (whichever is shorter)

13. Why Didn’t They Sing Happy Birthday at Chucky Cheese’s®?
The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All“ written by Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893
Warner/Chappell claims to have bought the rights for the words to “Happy Birthday to You” from the sister’s publisher and the copyright was valid until 2030
Warner has collected millions of dollars over the years in license fees
In 2015 Chief U.S. District Judge George King ruled that there is no evidence that there was ever a copyright on the “Happy Birthday to You” lyrics and any copyright to the music would have expired long ago.
Last year, Warner/Chappell paid $14,000,000 in a settlement to people who paid royalties in the past.
You can now sing “Happy Birthday to You” without a license!

14. Trademark
Word, name, symbol, device, or any combination to identify and distinguish the goods/services of one seller or provider from those of others
™ - Unregistered Trademark (free)
® - Registered Trademark (requires registration, fee and use)
Must register to litigate
Perpetual rights if maintained - used and pay fees

15. Some Important Trademarks
• Be Prepared®
• Boy Scouts of America®
• Boys’ Life®
• BSA®
• Jamboree®
• Merit Badge®
• Order of the Arrow®
• Pinewood Derby®
• Prepared. For Life®
• Scoutmaster®

16. Patents
New and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement
Must be novel and non-obvious
Requires full disclosure and registration (enough to enable reproduction)
Good for about 20 years
Goes to “First to File”
Can stop others from making, using or selling
Granted by individual countries

17. Trade Secrets
Similar subject matter to patents, but kept a total secret instead of fully disclosed.
Only protected as long as kept a secret.
Must have economic value and be used commercially.
Illegal to disclose trade secrets protected under non-disclosure agreement.
Theft protected by federal and state laws
Lost if discovered independently by someone else

18. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
uspto.gov
Part of Depar tment of Commerce
No international or global jurisdiction.

19. U.S. Copyright Office copyright.gov Part of Library of Commerce
No international or global jurisdiction.

20. Review of IP
Which government agencies oversee the protection of intellectual property? ?
What types of intellectual property that can be protected?
How is such property is protected?
Why is protection necessary?

21. Parts of a Patent

24. Types of Patents
Utility Patents - Useful process, machine, device, or improvement thereof (includes software patents, etc.)
Design Patents - Ornamental design of a functional item
Plant Patent - For discovery or creation of new variety of plant

25. Patent Infringement
Making, using or selling a patented invention without license (permission) to do so
Does not require knowledge of patent
Specific to territorial jurisdiction of patent
Specific claims are listed for each patent

26. Sharing vs Protecting IP
Open source - Linux, Open Office, etc.
Creative Commons - Wikipedia, Academic Earth,
Contributed for general good - non-patented inventions
Public domain - Project Gutenberg, Shakespeare
Standard information - Lists, calendars, measures, etc.

27. When and Why Not to Share
When would you not get a patent? ?
What are the advantages of not getting a patent?
How can you share a creative work that is subject to copyright?
Name a non-patented or freely licensed work. How does it impact society?

28. Inventing as a Career
Typically a inventor is a creative and innovative person in the field of their profession and interests.
What toys and hobbies help you be more inventive?
What school classes might be useful to an inventor?
Find academic and creative clubs and organizations
Business skills are important to profit from inventions

29. Inventive Career Fields
Engineer
Scientist
Biotechnology
Software developer
Horticulturist