Problem
A. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of patents?
B. How do you see patents and the patent application process being used in your career?
C. Is applying for a patent easier or more difficult than you expected?
D. What do you think of the United States moving from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file patenting system?
E. What myths or misconceptions did you have about patents before this module or the reading assignment?
F. Do you think the scheme for determining copyright ownership for work-for-hire and independent contractors is fair? If not, what adjustments would you make?
G. How do you see questions of intellectual property ownership impacting your wn work in informatics and new media?