1. Video Game and the Patent Process

2. Do Now  Login to your computer  Open Microsoft Word  Write the word Patent and Copyright on your document.  Open up Google and write a definition of each word using your own words.  You have 5 minutes to do this!

3. What Can Have a Patent and What Cannot!!!! Idea Is the Patentable?  Putting plastic air bags/cushions in shoes  10 slice toaster  Time Machine  A random configuration of wheels and metal tubes  Computer Program  A word such as “selfie” or “catfish”  A dance routine  NO  YES  NO

4. Objectives SWBAT:  When given a video depicting the legal battles during the early birth of video game technology, students will explain how a patent protects intellectual property and how innovation in video game technology resulted from ideas shared within the technology.  Students will describe and explain the purpose of the patent process by reading about the patent process and studying examples of patents.  Students will identify and describe three new technologies and/or processes that were created in response to the advent of video game technology.

5. Agenda  DO NOW  What is patentable?  Vocabulary  Video Mine! Gaming and Copyright  The Patent Process

6. Vocabulary to Focus On  Precedent  Patent  Copyright  Intellectual Property

7. Video Games and Patents  While we watch the movie answer the 8 questions on the worksheet given to you.

8. Let’s Think About  Why do you think Copyright and Patent laws have a hard time keeping pace with technology?  New genres get created and with them come a lot of copycats. Think of all the iPod accessory makers! Think of the iPod itself! What about he iPhone and the explosion of other touch screen phones?

9. Do Now  LOGIN to your computers.  Take out the worksheet we had yesterday, make sure your name is on the paper and that you have completed 7 and 8.  Place your sheet in the HANDIN BIN next to the printer for credit.

10. How Patents Work  Today you are going to read a short article about Patents and how they work.  Answer the 7 questions either by yourself or with a partner.  I will give you about 15 minutes to complete the 7 questions.

11. Creative Commons  Creative Commons is an attempt to find a happy compromise between Copyright and Fair Use particularly in our digital age.  CC Video CC Video  CC Website CC Website