Consider also using the Inventing merit badge class preparation page for clarification and expections when participating in a Scoutmaster Bucky merit badge opportunity (online or in-person).
Requirement 1: In your own words, define inventing. Then do the following:
Requirement 3 a: Define the term intellectual property. Explain which government agencies oversee the protection of intellectual property, the types of intellectual property that can be protected, how such property is protected, and why protection is necessary.
Requirement 3 d: Explain to your counselor the term patent infringement.
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Requirement 7: Build a working prototype of the item you invented for requirement 6*
. Test and evaluate the invention. Among the aspects to consider in your evaluation are cost, usefulness, marketability, appearance, and function. Describe how your original vision and expectations for your invention are similar or dissimilar to the prototype you built. Have your counselor evaluate and critique your prototype.
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Before you begin building the prototype, you must have your counselor’s approval, based on the design and building plans you have already shared.
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