Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office

Pressman, David,Tuytschaevers, Thomas J.

ISBN 10: 1413320449 / ISBN 13: 9781413320442

Published by Nolo, 2014

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Synopsis:

Attorney David Pressman and updater Thomas Tuytschaevers takes you through the entire patent process, providing scrupulously updated information and clear instructions to help you:

determine if you can patent your invention

understand patent law

evaluate the commercial potential of your idea

perform your own patent search

file a provisional patent application

prepare a formal patent application

respond to patent examiners

amend an application

enforce and maintain your patent

market and license your invention

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest changes in intellectual property law, this edition provides the latest U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules and forms. It includes up-to-date discussions of the new "first to file" rule, which has to revolutionized patent law.

About the Author:

San Francisco Patent Attorney David Pressman is a graduate of Penn State University (BSEE) and George Washington University Law School (JD) where he was on the Law Review. He has over 40 years of experience in the patent profession -- as a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, a patent attorney in corporate and private practice, a university instructor, a columnist, and as author of the Patent and Trademark entries to the World Book Encyclopedia. He is an expert on patent filing, prosecution, and licensing and his books have charted the path for over 250,000 inventors. Patent It Yourself is the most highly recommended guide to patenting an invention. David is also co-author of The Inventor's Notebook (with Fred Grissom), How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself (with Jack Lo), Patent Pending In 24 Hours (with Rich Stim), and Patents For Beginners (with Rich Stim).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide ...
Publisher: Nolo
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good