Protecting your ideas : the inventor's guide to patents / Joy L. Bryant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryant, Joy L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patents--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Patents.

Patents--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Inventor's guide to patents

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Intellectual property law is currently exploding, as demonstrated by the growth of technology transfer offices in universities. More and more scientists, companies, and institutions are rushing to secure intellectual property rights for their ideas and inventions. This process frustrates many people; patent laws are constantly changing, and most books about them are either overly technical or boring. Protecting Your Ideas: The Inventor's Guide to Patents is a succinct, straightforward guide to the system. This guide presents the steps involved in obtaining patent protection for

Contents:

Front Cover; Protecting Your Ideas: The Inventor's Guide to Patents; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Choose the Right Protection; What Is Meant by the Term ""Intellectual Property""?; What Are Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Patents?; How Have These Forms of Intellectual Property Protection Evolved in the U.S.?; More Information about Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Patents; Review; Annotated References; Chapter 2.The Types of Patents and Patent Applications; U.S. Patents; Foreign Patents; Review; Annotated References

Chapter 3. The Invention ProcessWhat Is the Invention Process?; The United States: A First to Invent Country; Proving Conception, Reduction to Practice, and Diligence; Review; Annotated References; Chapter 4. Documenting Your Ideas; Laboratory Notebooks; Keeping a Laboratory Notebook; The Business and Legal Reasons for Keeping a Notebook; Review; Chapter 5. Researching Your Ideas; Searching the Literature; Conducting a Search; A Brief Word about Prototyping the Invention; Review; Chapter 6. Protect Yourself; Avoid Statutory Bars; Review; Annotated References

Chapter 7. Preparing the Patent ApplicationRepresenting Yourself; Patent Practitioners; Preparing for an Effective Practitioner Interview; The Requirements for Patentability; Preparing the Regular Utility Patent Application; Review; Annotated References; Chapter 8. Filing and Prosecuting the Patent Application; Filing the Patent Application; The Information Disclosure Statement; Patent Pending Status; Accelerating the Patent Process; Review; Annotated References; Chapter 9. Deciding to Patent; Why Are People Interested in Patenting?; The Cost of Patenting; Making Money with a Patent

Preventing Others from Getting a PatentReview; Annotated References; Appendix I. Resources; Appendix II. Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries; Appendix III. Tips Regarding Invention Development Firms; Appendix IV. What the Patent Practitioner Needs; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612284847

9781282284845

1282284843

9780080515274

0080515274

OCLC:

213298430