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Ask HN: I have to do a 12 minute presentations on Patents

4 points by babuloseo ↗ HN
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.

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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.
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andrewfromx
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
Okay let me see, yeah I found Einstein patenting a refrigerator interesting. I am reading the rest of your reply.
babuloseo
Bruh, what AI model did you use for this, anyway thank you for interacting but be mindful some of us run replies through gptzero lol