Patent Searching Made Easy - Softcover

Hitchcock, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1411658388 ISBN 13: 9781411658387

Publisher: Lulu.Com, 2005

Synopsis

Patent Searching Made Easy. Written by inventor David Hitchcock, this book explains step by step how to use an Internet browser to search U.S. patents. It discusses how to classify an invention properly, and then, using that classification, find all relevant patents issued within that class. Whether browsing infant flotation devices or computerized pet toys, the inventor can quickly tell by searching over the Internet whether he or she is in the running to be "the first."

About this title

From the Publisher:

In the past, if you wanted to assess the novelty of an idea, you had to wade through the patent database at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in Virginia--or hire a lawyer to do a patent search for $500 and up. The cost and inconvenience of these searches often meant that good ideas were left to rot on the vine.

With David Hitchcock's book, Patent Searching Made Easy, you can learn to do patent searches yourself, on the Internet, at little or no cost. The 3rd Edition has been completely updated to include the latest changes at the PTO's patent searching website and the latest resources available at the Patent and Trademark Depository Library system. A chapter covering the European Patent Office has also been added.

About the Author:

A computer consultant, engineer and patent searching expert, Hitchcock gives you the vocabulary, instructions and strategies you need to search for a patent quickly and easily. He explains how the PTO classifies different types of inventions, so that you can assign your idea to the right class and compare it to related ideas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lulu.Com
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1411658388
• ISBN 13: 9781411658387
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 188