Patent It Yourself

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Patent attorney and former patent examiner David Pressman takes you, step-by-step and in plain English, through the entire patent process, from conducting a patent search to filing a successful application.

Patent It Yourself covers:

* documenting the invention process * successful marketing strategies * foreign patent rights * assigning and licensing your invention to others * infringement * and much more

Patent It Yourself also includes information on the Provisional Patent Application process, has an expanded business-method patent section, and discusses the 18 month publication of patents -- and how to avoid it. It also provides all the necessary forms and instructions you need.

Whether you're new at the inventing game or a grizzled veteran, Patent It Yourself will save you grief, time, and most importantly, money.

What Customers Say About Patent It Yourself:

The other book--only okay. I purchased this book and the highly-rated "Turn Your Idea or Invention into Millions". If you buy only one book, THIS IS THE ONE. I have seven utility patents that were gained through working with a patent attorney, and this book has backed up the good advice I've gotten in the past and shown many other angles and items to the patent and sale process that I wasn't aware of, until now. I highly recommend this book--it's a great reference and an easy read.

The author separates background which includes technical field, prior art and advantages from summary which merely summarizes the invention. Is the author describing the correct/up-to-date way of drafting/organizing the patent.Its a great book nonetheless, i am just confused about a few technical details. However, many patents actually include advantages as a part of the summary. So which is the better way of organizing the patent. Please help if you can. thanks in advance.

I followed its instructions in there and then ended up wasting lots of time.Total waste of time and money. 2008 - suppose to be the latest revision at that time. I bought the 12th Edition in Feb. Well, may be the book is not that bad itself but just the rapid changing nature of the information it's covering. Lots of information in there are actually out-of-date. For example, the Disclosure Document Program described in it has already been terminated by the Patent office. Afterwards I found all the information I needed from the Internet. It's better off just find them on the Web instead of depending on this book.

This is an excellent book where the author puts everything in an orderly manner and feeds the reader with all his vast knowledge

I wasted thousands of dollars and hours I could have used towards success if I had read "Patent it Yourself" BEFORE I became a serious inventor. This was my third edition to purchase which is testimony enough.