1. Define patent. How long are patents granted and when does the time start? Are patents granted in the United States good around the world?

2. What are the three types of patents?

3. What are the three requirements before an invention can be patented?

4. In patent law what is the difference between the first to invent versus the first to file? (See Priority Rules on Content page)

5. In the article Internet and E-Commerce Patents by Bradley E Wright, what is an E-Commerce or Internet Patent?

6. In the article Patent will Sue: An Alert to Corporate, what does Mr. Spangenbergs company do? What is patent trolling? How many companies have IPNav sued in the last five years? Is what Mr. Spangenberg is doing legal and do you think it should be? Why or why not?

7. Read the Innovators patent Agreement: Twitters Defensive Patenting Strategy on the Content page. What is this agreement? Why would companies sign such an agreement? Would this agreement end patent trolling?

8. Read the article FRANDS forever: how the smartphone industry turned a gentlemens agreement into a full-scale patent war. What is a FRAND? Can Motorola and Samsung renege on their FRAND agreement legally? What problem is Apple having over the 3G patent of Motorola and Samsung?

9. In the same article, what is Googles position in the Apple and Motorola Samsung dispute? How much royalty does Google want? Is this reasonable? What happens to the industry if FRAND agreements are not enforced?

10. Read Amazon loses 1-Click Patent. What is the 1 Click idea? What is a Cookie? Why did Amazon lose this patent? Do you agree with the author Tim Worstall that the invention was obvious? Why or why not?