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The patent guide : a friendly guide to protecting and profiting from patents / by Carl W. Battle ; with contributing authors, Jean B. Barish ... [et al.].

By: Battle, Carl W.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Allworth Press, c1997Description: xiii, 209 p. : ill., forms ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1880559722; 9781880559727.Subject(s): Patent laws and legislation -- United States -- Popular works | Patents law | Law, citizenship & rights for the lay person | TechnologyDDC classification: 346.730486 BAT
Contents:
Making your ideas and inventions a success -- What can be done to protect your ideas -- Finding help in protecting and marketing inventions -- Dealing with invention brokers and promotion firms -- Using patent attorneys and patent agents -- Maintaining confidentiality of your ideas -- Determining if your invention is patentable -- Preparing and filing a U.S. patent application -- Prosecuting a patent application in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- Infringement of patents -- Foreign patent rights -- Licensing your patents and inventions -- Starting a business to market your invention.
Summary: Indispensable to any would-be inventor, these pages explain exactly how to move an idea from your head to the drawing board to the marketplace. With simple forms and practical advice on how to make money from inventions, this book clearly explains what can be patented, how patent protection works, and how foreign rights are obtained. Included are details on dealing with invention brokers, lawyers, and agents, and other relevant notes.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Indispensable to any would-be inventor, these pages explain exactly how to move an idea from your head to the drawing board to the marketplace. With simple forms and practical advice on how to make money from inventions, this book clearly explains what can be patented, how patent protection works, and how foreign rights are obtained. Included are details on dealing with invention brokers, lawyers, and agents, and other relevant notes.nbsp;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202) and index.

Making your ideas and inventions a success -- What can be done to protect your ideas -- Finding help in protecting and marketing inventions -- Dealing with invention brokers and promotion firms -- Using patent attorneys and patent agents -- Maintaining confidentiality of your ideas -- Determining if your invention is patentable -- Preparing and filing a U.S. patent application -- Prosecuting a patent application in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- Infringement of patents -- Foreign patent rights -- Licensing your patents and inventions -- Starting a business to market your invention.

Indispensable to any would-be inventor, these pages explain exactly how to move an idea from your head to the drawing board to the marketplace. With simple forms and practical advice on how to make money from inventions, this book clearly explains what can be patented, how patent protection works, and how foreign rights are obtained. Included are details on dealing with invention brokers, lawyers, and agents, and other relevant notes.

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Library Journal Review

Despite occasional lapses into legal speak (e.g., "antecedent basis," "licensed for valuable consideration"), patent attorney and author Battle's (Smart Maneuvers, LJ 12/94) new work reads easily and well. Geared toward the businessperson and individual inventor, this overview takes the reader from inception to patent drafting, follows an application through the Patent Office, shows how to select legal representation if needed, and concludes with information on infringement procedures, foreign protection options, and licensing and marketing an invention. Because some areas may be covered a bit too briefly, readers will still need to refer to more detailed self-help publications like David Pressman's Patent It Yourself (Nolo, 1997) for in-depth guidance. Nevertheless, this book answers the kinds of questions its intended audience is asking. It also includes forms, checklists, cost-saving suggestions, and a strong focus on commercializing a new product. Recommended for all collections serving the inventor community.‘Johanna Johnson, Dallas P.L. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.