The Complete Guide to Securing Your Own U.S. Patent: A Step-by-Step Road Map to Protect Your Ideas and Inventions - With Companion CD-ROM

Editorial Review:

What do all of these famous inventions have in common: air conditioning, airbags, bandages, barbed wire, blow dryers, can openers, cement, chewing gum, computers, credit cards, doughnuts, jeans, microwave ovens, paper towels, Play-Doh, Post-it Notes, potato chips, roller coasters, safety pins, Scotch tape, skateboards, staplers, straws, sunscreen, typewriters, Viagra, zippers? They were all invented in the US by American inventors, and they all went on to make fortunes for the inventors and those companies licensing the ideas. Don t be left out, and don t spend thousands in unnecessary legal fees, you can file your own patent with the step-by-step guidance in this new book. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the number of patents filed in the US increased from 186,507 in 1992 to 406,302 in 2005. Approximately one out of five patents are filed by the prospective owner/inventor. You ll find that only minimal assistance if any is needed from an attorney or agent in securing your patent. This book offers a simple, straightforward introduction to patent law written in layman s terms. This book is written for inventors not attorneys, and for those that want to save thousands on legal fees protecting their ideas and inventions. A patent protects an invention and gives an exclusive right to the benefits of an invention. A patent is in essence a contract between the United States government and holder of an invention. This new book will explain how to secure a patent on your own without expensive attorney fees. If you think you have a great invention then you need this extremely detailed and comprehensive guide to the process of getting a patent. The book covers everything needed and easily explained from the initial patent search to filing a successful and hopefully financially lucrative application. Even if you ultimately decide to use the services of a patent attorney which in some cases is recommended, this book will get the process started and still

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Helpful up to a point:

This is a study of the patent, what it means and the basics of getting it more than a step-by-step manual starting at the beginning and ending with your putting a Priority Mail application in the slot.
To obtain a patent you do not have to prove that a concept works. You only have to document it in clear, layered language and drawings. The language is critical for the defense of the patent's claims which means that everything gets defined several ways. Thus, "a tube is, a pipe, a hollow conductor or... more info

The Complete Guide to Securing Your Own U.S. Patent:

"The Complete Guide to Securing Your Own U.S. Patent" by Jamaine Burrell takes the inventor on a journey from concept to marketplace, and covers everything else in between.
An easy-to-follow guide, the complicated topic of patenting is simplified by Burell. It offers practical advice and instructions, tips and examples. It will undoubtedly help any inventor learn the ropes of filing, protecting and maintaining a U.S. patent.
Imagine life without the cell phone or home computer. Without those... more info

Want to patent your great idea? You need this book!:

For anyone who's ever held off on really running with a great idea because the process of getting a patent seemed too daunting, this book is the next best thing to having an expert hold your hand and personally take you through all the steps.
The author begins with a straightforward overview of what the book is designed to do and then follows through on all counts, beginning with the basics of what patents are all about and why they're so important. Also discussed in great detail are the elements of... more info

Invent your item, get a patent with this book:

The Complete Guide to Securing Your Own U.S. Patent by Jamaine Burrell is truly a complete reference source for deciphering the puzzle of securing a U.S. patent. At times, the complexity of the process boggled my mind, but the author cuts to the chase and gives good descriptions of legal requirements, definitions, specific info for certain states plus details on the various types of patents, intellectual property, inventions, copyrights and trademarks and more.
After describing many details, he gives... more info

Similar Products:

How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Jack Lo, David Pressman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook by U.S. Department of Commerce (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Patent It Yourself by David Pressman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks For Dummies (For Dummies (Business &... by Henri J. A. Charmasson, John Buchaca (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Patent Pending in 24 Hours by Richard Stim, David Pressman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Patent Searching Made Easy - 4th Edition by David Hitchcock (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets &... by Gilbert Guide (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook from Cosimo Reports (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Inventor's Notebook: A Patent It Yourself Companion by Fred E. Grissom, David Pressman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

• Academic & Commercial
• Business
• Children's Literature
• Editing
• Fiction
• General

• General AAS
• Genre Fiction
• Journalism
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Nonfiction

• Play & Scriptwriting
• Poetry
• Technical
• Travel
• Writing Skills