Nolo's Patents for Beginners

Product Description
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 resulting from the America Invents Act, the most important change to American patent law in two centuries.
Nolo’s Patents for Beginners helps inventors:
document an invention
“read and write” patents
understand how and why to make a patent search
determine patent ownership
acquire patent rights
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.
Review
“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
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.