Curriculum
Educating to Protect Intellectual Property : A best practices toolkit for teachers!
This toolkit is a free resource for teachers interested in teaching about intellectual property and/or providing professional development to their colleagues on the topic. It provides basic information about IP, projects for students, and training agendas and tips for teachers. The resources in the toolkit are ideal for teachers of science, technology, art, music, media, social studies, and law. [more]
Educating to Protect Intellectual Property Lessons
Street Law, Inc. has written four lesson plans on intellectual property.
Lesson 1: What is intellectual property?
Lesson 2: Forged, Fake, and Phony Pharmaceuticals
Origins of Patents and Copyright
Patent and copyright laws has existed for a long time. The first patent was issued in Florence, Italy, in 1421 to Fillipo Brunelleschi. Download this free lesson from Constitutional Rights Foundation and explore the origins of patents and copyright.
Intellectual Property
From Constitutional Rights Foundation's Bill of Rights in Action: Explores issues related to intellectual property, an area of law and ethics rapidly expanding due to the development of new technologies.