David Pressman's Patent It Yourself; Software User's Guide

Format is approximately 7 inches by 9 inches. [2], iv,[8], various paginations (by chapter). Illustrations. Includes CD, "Patent It Yourself", Version 1.0 for Windows. This appears to be the first issuance of this information in book form! It provides highly relevant content irrespective of the passage of time while also providing insight into the standards of practice at the end of the 20th century. Topics covered include Introduction, Installation, Getting Acquainted, The Patent It Yourself Menus; Working with Checklists; Entering Inventor Information; Recording invention Disclosures; Taking the Tests; Recording Prior Art; Working with the Patent It Yourself Forms; Working with the Patent It Yourself Word Processor; Drafting the Patent Application; Prosecuting your Patent and Other Post-Application Matters; and The Design Patent Application Track, Problems Using Patent it Yourself. Two appendixes. . The book version of Patent It Yourself is the definitive guide to preparing and filing an effective U.S. patent. With this package you get a fully searchable on-line version of this bestseller, plus all the computerized forms, flowcharts, and documents you need to file a successful patent application. Author David Pressman has over 30 years' experience as a patent examiner, a corporate and independent intellectual property attorney, a columnist for EDN Magazine, and a Patent Law instructor at San Francisco State University. "Patent It Yourself" is the world's bestselling patent book. Written by Attorney David Pressman, the book walks inventors step by step through the entire process. Includes all the required forms with instructions to filling them out. "Every step of the patent process is presented in order in this gem of a book, complete with official forms." San Francisco Chronicle "If you want to cut through the red tape and save thousands of dollars, Patent It Yourself thoroughly explains the patent process and copyright laws and has all the forms and instructions needed to patent a product in the United States." The Washington Post" It is the most definitive, complete and current do-it-yourself patent book ever written and it is written in easy-to-understand laymen's terms.".…