Patenting an Invention

Rob ZoccanoResident Assistant

Western Connecticut State UniversityFeatured Institution

Notes from editorThis bulletin board can easily be turned into an educational program. I. Overview and goal of programII. Steps to patent an invention

a. Document your ideab. Researchc. Make a prototyped. File for a patente. Market your idea

III. Inventions-give examples of people who patented their inventionIV. Have a small panel of inventors (you may want to work with alumni affairs,

the business school, the art/fine arts school or department, and community leaders to develop a list of local inventors or people from the institution or area)

V. Questions and AnswersVI. Evaluations