Summary
The world's bestselling guide to patenting your creation!
Have a world-class idea? Ready to protect your invention from copycats? Then turn to the best resource available -- Patent It Yourself.
Attorney David Pressman 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
- and much more
Thoroughly updated, the 13th edition provides the latest U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules and forms. It covers how to file a patent electronically with the USPTO, details about combination inventions, marked changes in the EFS electronic patent filing system, and other changes to technical filing rules.
Whether you're new at the inventing game or a grizzled veteran, Patent It Yourself will save you grief, time and money.
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Press Reviews
"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."
About.com
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"I recommend you consult the book, Patent It Yourself.... It is a wonderful resource to guide you through the process."
Barbara Carey, inventor and
author of Your Ideas Are Worth Millions
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"Every step of the patent process is presented in order in this gem of a book, complete with official forms..."
San Francisco Chronicle
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"Entertaining and simple prose makes even the most arcane patent office procedures and policies understandable." Science News
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"This clearly written guide will help minimize legal fees by preparing you to do what you can for yourself..."
Mike Maza,
Dallas Morning News
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"The book presents complicated procedures in easily digested chunks, with anecdotes, forms and plenty of old-fashioned good advice."
The Denver Post
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"A masterwork of instructions on creating a successful patent application, with all the necessary forms and the latest Patent Office rules."
Joyce Lain Kennedy,
Syndicated Columnist
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"Easy to understand and can save thousands of dollars by writing your own patent application, or by writing much of it..."
Jack Lander,
The Inventor's Bookstore
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"The best roll-up-your-sleeves guide for filers who don't want to pay a ransom."
Inc.
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"The most complete and authoritative work on patents and inventions for laypersons..."
InventNet
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"Contains all necessary forms and instructions plus advice on marketing your invention."
Money Magazine
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"Patent It Yourself is a top-notch reference for patent and trademark information."
San Francisco Examiner
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"Will help you navigate the complexities of filing a patent."
Self-Employed America
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