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Patent It Yourself
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office
- 672 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 9 Apr |Learn more
Patent It Yourself
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office
About this book
Protect and profit from your invention ASAP!
For almost 40 years, this all-in-one guide has been helping inventors anticipate and overcome hurdles to patentability, write a clear patent application, prepare patent drawings of inventions, and complete all forms required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Completely updated to include the latest filing rules, Patent It Yourself also shows you how to protect your rights in foreign countries, deal with infringers, and market and license your invention.
- conduct a patent search the right way
- evaluate your idea’s commercial potential
- file a provisional patent application to get “patent pending” status
- prepare a patent application
- focus on your patent application’s claims
- respond to patent examiners
- get your drawings done right
- protect your rights in foreign countries
- deal with infringers, and
- market and license your invention.
With downloadable forms: All essential forms, including a Nondisclosure Agreement, Patent Searcher’s Worksheet, and Design Patent Application are included in the book and are available for download (details inside).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Your Legal Companion
- 1. Introduction to Patents and
- 2. The Science and Magic of Inventing
- 3. Documentation and the PPA
- 4. Will Your Invention Sell?
- 5. Is It Patentable?
- 6. Search and You May Find
- 7. What Should I Do Next?
- 8. How to Draft the Specification and Initial Drawings
- 9. Now for the Legalese—The Claims
- 10. Finaling and Filing Your Application
- 11. How to Market Your Invention
- 12. Going Abroad
- 13. Getting the PTO to Deliver
- 14. Your Application Can Have Children
- 15. After Your Patent Issues:
- 16. Ownership, Assignment, and Licensing of Inventions
- Appendix 1: Abbreviations Used in Patent It Yourself
- Appendix 2: Resources: Government Publications, Patent Websites, and Books of Use and Interest
- Appendix 3: Glossaries
- Appendix 4: Fee Schedule
- Appendix 5: Mail, Telephone, Fax, and Email Communications With the PTO
- Appendix 6: Quick-Reference Timing Chart
- Appendix 7: How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
- Index
- Book Registration