Nolo's Patents for Beginners

by David Pressman Attorney, Richard Stim Attorney

Overview

A brilliantly clear and up-to-date patent guide

This bestselling primer is packed with everything inventors need to know about patent law basics, including current patent regulations, filing rules, and caselaw.

Nolo’s Patents for Beginners helps inventors:

• document an invention
• read and write patents
• make a patent search
• file for a patent
• determine patent ownership
• understand the basics of patent infringement
• get international patent protection, and
• decide whether to file a provisional patent.

You’ll also find patent and invention resources and a glossary of patent terms. This new edition is completely updated to cover all the latest changes in patent law and regulations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413331899
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	07/30/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

San Francisco Patent Attorney David Pressman is a graduate of Penn State University (BSEE) and George Washington University Law School (JD) where he was on the Law Review. He has over 40 years of experience in the patent profession — as a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, a patent attorney in corporate and private practice, a university instructor, a columnist, and as author of the Patent and Trademark entries to the World Book Encyclopedia. His books have charted the path for over 300,000 inventors. Dave is also co-author of How to Make Patent Drawings (with Jack Lo), Patent Pending In 24 Hours (with Rich Stim), and Patents For Beginners (with Rich Stim).
Attorney Richard Stim specializes in small business, copyright, patents, and trademark issues. He is the author of many Nolo books, including Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business, Patent, Copyright&Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference, and Profit From Your Idea. Stim regularly answers readers' intellectual property questions at Dear Rich: An Intellectual Property Blog.

Table of Contents

I. Your Legal Companion 1. Patents and Intellectual Property Law 2. Qualifying for a Patent 3. Invention Documentation 4. Patent Searching 5. Reading and Writing Patents 6. Patent Prosecution and the PTO 7. Patent Ownership 8. Patent Infringement 9. International Patent Law 10. Help Beyond This Book Glossary Index

Editorial Reviews

Will help minimize legal fees by preparing you to do what you can for yourself...

Dallas Morning News

An impressive and reader friendly compendium of information and instruction... the ideal introduction to the patenting process.

Bookwatch

An impressive and "reader friendly" compendium of information and instruction Nolo's Patents For Beginners is the ideal introduction to the patenting process for novice inventors and entrepreneurs. Written in plain English, the reader is provided with uptodate principles of patent law; shown how to properly "read" a patent application; shown the nuts and bolts of patent ownership; informed what the inventor's social or economic status is irrelevant; learn how to analyze and resolve patent disputes; what patents don't inherently provide "defensive" protection; and what the fundamentals of international patent law are. Nolo's Patents For Beginners is a highly recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, corporate, and community library reference patent law collections.

Will help minimize legal fees by preparing you to do what you can for yourself...” Dallas Morning News

"Now in an updated ninth edition covering recent changes in patent law and regulations, including the new "first to file" rules, Nolo's Patents for Beginners lives up to its titles as a thoroughly accessible "must-read" for inventors. Chapters cover patent law basics, the implications of the America Invents Act, how to document an invention, how to "read and write" patents, the basics of patent infringement, provisional patents, and much more. A glossary, an index, and a wealth of examples round out this excellent, user-friendly guide that can potentially make the difference between earning a fortune off one's ideas and watching someone else earn a fortune instead. Nolo's Patents for Beginners is highly recommended both for public library and personal reference collections.” The Midwest Book Review

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