Patent it yourself
Subtitle: your step-by-step guide to filing at the U.S. Patent Office
By: David Pressman and David E. Blau
Contributors: Blau, David E., author
Edition: 19th edition.
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9781413325393
Subjects: Patent laws and legislation; Popular works; Patent practice
Description: For over 30 years, Patent It Yourself has guided hundreds of thousands of inventors through the process of getting a patent, from start to finish. Patent attorneys David Pressman and David E. Blau provide the latest information, forms, and clear instructions to help you: conduct a patent search the right way, evaluate your idea's commercial potential,  prepare a patent application, market and license your invention, etc.  The 19th edition covers the latest implications of the first-to-file rules created by the America Invents Act.
Notes: "August 2018"--Title-page verso.

"With downloadable forms."--Cover

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to patents and other intellectual property; title: The science and magic of inventing; title: Documentation and the PPA; title: Will your invention sell?; title: Is it patentable?; title: Search and you may find; title: What should I do next?; title: How to draft the specification and initial drawings; title: Now for the legalese : the claims; title: Finaling and filing your application; title: How to market your invention; title: Going abroad; title: Getting the PTO to deliver; title: Your application can have children; title: After your patent issues: use, maintenance, and infringement; title: Ownership, assignment, and licensing of inventions.