Title: Identify the purpose of protecting intellectual property.
Course: Inventions and Innovations (21099-6) > Section: Exploring Inventions and Innovations

Identification should include

- patents
- copyrights
- trademarks
- creative commons
- trade secrets.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What commonly used items have patents?
- What effect does copyright have regarding music download? Graphic use? Software licenses?
- How are official rights to intellectual property obtained?
- How does one find out if there is a patent, copyright, or trademark on intellectual property?

Teacher Resource:

Copyright and Creativity Middle School Curriculum, Internet Education Foundation