Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers, Second Edition - Softcover

Gordon, Thomas T.; Cookfair, Arthur S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566705177 ISBN 13: 9781566705172

Publisher: CRC Press, 2000

Synopsis

International in scope, Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers, Second Edition provides a clear explanation of the patent system and patent principles. Designed for non-lawyers, this book includes information on the patenting process, obtaining patent protection, and how to recognize patentable inventions and avoid legal problems of infringement.
New in the Second Edition:

Techniques for searching the Internet

Internet addresses for patent information and references

A new chapter providing the forms required to file a patent

Expanded coverage of international patents
The nontechnical style of this book makes it easy to read and understand. By providing a basic working knowledge of patents, Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers, Second Edition enables non-specialists to make well-informed decisions affecting new and patentable products. It is an ideal book for anyone without prior legal knowledge who needs to understand the patent system, including scientists, engineers, inventors, researchers, business managers, entrepreneurs, and patent liaison workers.

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Review

The authors, both with wide experience in the patent industry, provide a clear, nontechnical explanation of the patent system and patent principles.
-Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 128, No. 4 April 2006
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Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566705177
• ISBN 13: 9781566705172
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176