Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office |  | Author: David Pressman
Publisher: NOLO
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ISBN: 1413310583
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Product Description
Patent your creation with the world's bestselling guide to patents!
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
Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest changes in intellectual property law, the 14th edition also provides the latest U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules and forms. It includes up-to-date details on how to file a patent electronically with the USPTO, the latest rules for application and prosecution, 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. (20080201)
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
 Excellent Book for Anyone Considering Patenting Something April 6, 2010
Sachmo
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book offering a great overview of the entire patent process.
Despite the title, it is still difficult to patent something entirely by yourself without at least a little help from a lawyer, but this book will demystify the entire process and help you more clearly understand what a patent is, what protections it will offer, and what is actually involved in patenting something.
After reading this book you will have a good understanding of:
- What exactly a patent is, how it is enforced, what is patentable, etc.
- How to keep an inventor's notebook and maintain legal rights to your idea before you are ready to begin the patent process.
- How to conduct a patent search yourself
- The trade-offs between filing a provisional patent immediately or filing an regular patent when you are ready
- How to write the specification section, and the basics of drawings and claims
- How to respond to PTO office actions
- Peripheral patents that may arise during the prosecution phase of your patent
- Basics of Licensing and Infringement
It covers a few more things which you can browse in the table of contents, but the issues above were IMHO the most useful pieces of knowledge to be gleaned this book. The writing style is excellent and is filled with quotes from famous inventors and personal anecdotes about patents that Pressman worked on.
If you walk into a patent attorney's office, you'll be able to engage in a high level of discussion with your attorney which is crucial. Your attorney may know the ins and outs of patents, but he or she will NOT understand your invention. Even if you provide your attorney with all of the information regarding your invention, its still probably better that you clearly understand how a patent is structured and what the specifications and claims are supposed to disclose.
Using this book you will get a more well written patent than otherwise.
The reason why I would say that it is still necessary to use an attorney is because this book is not quite detailed enough in the claims section. To be fair, there are massive volumes written solely on how to draft claims and this book will refer you to them.
Also, a little bit more could be written regarding the rules and regulations of patent drawings. Pressman has another book that steps you through it, but the PTO rules should have probably been included in this book even if it was another chapter. FYI, the rules for drawings are available on the PTO website.
Still, don't let these 2 minor issues prevent you from getting this book.
It will give you knowledge, confidence, and save you thousands of dollars by helping you conduct a search and draft everything but the claims.
Long Live the Individual Independent Inventor! October 25, 2009
John Hancock (Denver, Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Up-to-date and very thorough. Easy to read. The box insets and "Tips" reinforce the material. The "Common Misconceptions" questions are a brilliant idea for all learners. Really enjoyed those.
The Decision Flowchart is priceless. By simply anwering Yes or No, and following the chart, the independent inventor can decide the best course to follow with any particular invention or idea.
A very valuable, easy to use, resource for the do-it-yourself'ers. Highly recommended.
You Will Save Hundreds If Not Thousands of Dollars With This Book October 29, 2009
Shawn Kovacich (The Greatest Little City in the World)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well I have to start this review out by saying that I haven't yet filed a patent, but after reading this book, I am going to submit for a patent several ideas I have had for numerous years. I couldn't believe the wealth of information that was included in this book. If you have any ideas at all for literally anything that you would like to apply for a patent for, I strongly suggest that you spend the money to get this book. You won't regret it and you will save yourself a lot of time, money, and headaches.
Shawn Kovacich
Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
A complete book on the patent process November 10, 2009
J. Haggard (Nashville, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I actually got this book for my father-in-law who creates things all the time and is always looking for the next "big idea." He's had some real winners and always stumbled upon the process in which to patent a product safely and without risk to your ideas.
This book is very complete, that being said it's very very long coming in at around 600 pages. And covers everything you would want to and need to know about how to patent your invention while saving money by allowing you to do most of it by yourself.
The book covers topics such as
-first, can you patent your ivention? Not everything can be patented!
-makes sure you understand the law around patents
-analyze the potential for your invention in a commercial environment (retail)
-help you do your own patent search (very nice!)
-file a provisional patent application
-helps you prepare the formal patent application
-helps you respond to patent examiners
-tells you how to amend an application.
-explains how to maintain and enforce your patent
-gives you ideas on marketing and licensing your invention
With these topics and so much more I highly recommend this book from NOLO. Be warned, it is lengthy, but in this case it seems to be very complete.
I highly recommend you purchase this book if you have an idea you want ot patent and are unsure of the steps you need to take OR if you want to save money in the patent process as this book will walk you through the steps very nicely.
Excellent Introduction To Patent Preparation for Individual Inventors and Engineers February 25, 2010
Ira Laefsky (Philadelphia, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a classic from Nolo Press (the excellent O'Reilly Media publish-alike for Do-It-Yourself
Legal Preparation) that is a completely necessary and easy-to-follow guide to the Patent preparation process
for all would-be Inventors and Engineers. It was the highly recommended textbook for Patent Practice in a
course on New Product Development, that I audited at the Wharton School. Because it explains the different
types of Intellectual Property Protection available under US Law, the nature of Patent Claims, the Patent
Writing Process and the nature of Novelty, it is a necessary guide to those engaging the services of an
Intellectual Property Law firm as well as to do-it-yourself legal practitioners in making the best and most
efficient use of Legal Services.
It is the best, easiest-to-follow and well researched guide for any any Engineer, Hobbyist, Maker, Product Designer or other
Individual who is considering or who wishes to take advantage of US Intellectual Property protection.
__Ira Laefsky, MSE/MBA
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