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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
You’ve invented a flying backpack that lets anyone soar through the sky like a superhero. How do you protect your idea?
Post it on social media to show everyone
Tell only your best friend and hope for the best
Keep it secret and start documenting everything
Sell it to your neighbor for a sandwich
Which brand–product pair is known for extremely high patent counts?
Levi’s Jeans
Samsung Smartphones
Lego Bricks
Dyson Vacuums
If you patent your flying backpack in one country, is it automatically protected everywhere else?
Yes, it’s global
No, patents are regional
Only on weekends
Only if aliens approve
Your patented “self-watering plant pot” in Europe is being copied in Canada. Can you sue them?
Yes
No
Yes, only if they have money
Which invention cannot be patented?
A new chemical compound
A method to grow plants faster
A mathematical formula
A new sitting chair
You find a new plant in the Amazon rainforest. Can you patent the plant itself?
Yes, everything new is patentable
Only if it has other than a Green color
No, naturally occurring things can’t be patented
Only if you name it after yourself
Your invention a “flying backpack.” Which of the following are things a patent lets you do?
Stop others from making or selling your flying backpack without permission
Stop others from using it privately at home or in person
Stop others from publicly using it in a business or demonstration
Stop others from sharing your invention idea with friends
Unscramble the word, "OCTIREPTON"
(a)
What does a patent mainly give an inventor?
The right to force people to use the invention
Lifetime ownership of the idea
A guaranteed million dollars
The right to stop others from making or selling the invention
Sam invented three things:
A machine that makes coffee in 10 seconds
A song he wrote for a college event
A secret formula for a special coffee blend
Which type of intellectual property protection is most suitable for each, and why?
Patent, Copyright, Trade Secret – protects invention, expression, and confidential business info
Copyright, Patent, Trade Secret – protects creative work, invention, and secret formula
Trade Secret, Patent, Copyright – protects secret formula, invention, and creative work
Patent, Trade Secret, Copyright – protects invention, secret formula, and creative work
