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📣 babuloseo

I have to do a 12 minute presentations on Patents


I have an upcoming presentation that I have to do on Patents and the topic is in Physics, its a group presentation but I managed to luck out and convince the professor to do it single. So 12 minutes is long, what do you guys think would be a good way to present everything about patents for a group of undergrad physics students? I want to do a good job at this, I have thought have using a kahzoo or a game and an question or answering period at the end. But I am not a lawyer.

  👤 andrewfromx Accepted Answer ✓
Opening Hook (1-2 minutes):

Start with a famous physics patent example, like Einstein's refrigerator patent or the laser patent. This immediately connects patents to physics and grabs attention.

Core Content (6-7 minutes):

Basic patent requirements (novel, non-obvious, useful) using physics examples. The difference between a discovery (E=mc²) and a patentable invention. Common pitfalls for scientific patents.

Interactive Component (2-3 minutes):

A "spot the patentable invention" exercise with physics scenarios. Quick pair-and-share where students identify potential patentable aspects of their own research areas.

Q&A (1-2 minutes)

👤 babuloseo
presentation* my bad should I try to like data mine all possible patents and public record and build some sort of a chatbot or custom AI? How should I go on about this. I personally just want to do a good history lesson, but I need a good question the prof told me and told me to be concise, but there is a lot of freedom.