Patent Research

Description/Task:

1. Learn about what a patent is by going on my.pltw.com and exploring the patent and trademark PowerPoint. When exploring, be sure to understand why patents are important and how they play in role in everything in the world.

• Look up: 1.0: Intellectual Property

2. Research patents! The requirement is:

• 5 patent summary sheets per person (found in the drive folder below)
• Images on each of the patents are included within the summary sheets

3. In the applicable period folder, please create a new folder with the name: last name, first name.

• Period 3
• Inside each of the folders, you will be placing:
  • 1. The PDF of the patent sheet (x5)
    • IMPORTANT: Label the patent sheet in the format: (fill in the #)
      • "Patent # PDF"
  • 2. The patent summary sheet (x5)
    • You can find the patent summary sheets in the main period 3 folder.
    • IMPORTANT: Label the patent summary sheet in the format: (fill in the #)
      • "Patent Summary Sheet # Summary"

Resources and Links:

• patents.google.com
  • Google Patents
• http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html
  • USPTO Quick Search
• http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm
  • USPTO Advanced Search

Rubric:

Please open the sheets and find the appropriate tab for the project.

Example: