Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals - Softcover

Stim Attorney, Richard

 
9781413327915: Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals

Synopsis

All you need to protect and profit from your invention

You’ve got a great idea and you’re ready to strike it rich. Now, you need to find a company or partner you can trust, hash out a fair licensing deal, and get your idea to the marketplace.

Profit From Your Idea will help you negotiate and draft a licensing agreement that protects your interests and maximizes your chances of earning a profit. With this all-in-one guide you’ll understand how to:

  • navigate the licensing landscape
  • protect your intellectual property rights
  • sort out ownership rights
  • work with licensing agents
  • protect confidential information
  • find and solicit potential licensees
  • license overseas
  • reveal your invention safely, and
  • negotiate and update an agreement.

    The 10th edition is completely updated with the latest developments in licensing law and patent filing rules, and covers industry-standard Fair, Reasonable, and Nondiscriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms.

    With Downloadable Forms: download forms including license agreements, assignments, joint ownership agreements, and many more (details inside).

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    About the Author

    Attorney Richard Stim specializes in small business, copyright, patents, and trademark issues. He is the author of many Nolo books, including Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business, Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference,. and Profit From Your Idea. Stim regularly answers readers' intellectual property questions at Dear Rich: An Intellectual Property Blog.

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