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UNIT 1
               MODULE 3:  CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION  (cont’d)


               5.      Methods of protecting Innovation and creativity


                       Including but not limited to:

                       (a)    Intellectual property rights.

                              (i)    Branding.


                              (ii)   Trademarks.

                              (iii)   Patents.

                              (iv)   Copyrights.


                              (v)    Registered design protection.

                              (vi)   Trade secrets (processes, techniques, confidential disclosure agreements).


               Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities

               To facilitate students’ attainment of the objectives in this Module, teachers are encouraged to engage
               students in the following teaching and learning activities.

               1.      Provide a simple scenario which allows students to apply the knowledge on how to protect an
                       innovation.

               2.      Have students present an item in class and discuss ways of adding value through innovation.

               3.      Arrange  for  students to visit  intellectual  property  rights  office  in  their  locale to  learn  the
                       processes involved in the registration of intellectual property.

               RESOURCES

               Texts:

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                Mariotti, S.,T.Towle, and N. Patel     Entrepreneurship: Owning your future, 11  Edition. New
                                                    Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2011.

                Mariotti, S. and Toni Towle         Entrepreneurship: How to Start and Operate a Small
                                                               th
                                                    Business, 10  Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2011.

                Scarborough, N. M.,                 Essentials  of  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business
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                                                    Management, 6  Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2011.






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