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Health Science and Medical Technology

Activity Originally Created By: Lilibeth Pinpin

Inventor's Dilemna

Part of Lesson Plan: How to Set Up a Legal Scientific Notebook

Activity Overview / Details

Photocopy the article on the patent dispute regarding the invention of laser enough for one class. Tell the students to grab one as they enter the classroom and read the article. Afterwards, let them discuss what the article is about. Ask them how Gould was able to win the patent dispute on laser by keeping a good record of his experiments on laser.

Materials / Resource

  • Patent Dispute Regarding the Laser Invention Patent Dispute Regarding the Laser Invention [ Go to Site ] This article discusses a patent dispute on who has rights to the laser invention. It shows how important keeping accurate data on your work is.