| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 404 p. : ill., forms ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-330) and index. |
| Contents |
Overview of the patent process -- Other tools for the patent holder -- Requirements for obtaining a patent -- Searching for prior art -- Drafting your patent application -- The most important part of the application : claims -- Completing your application -- Preparing other types of applications -- Filing your application abroad -- The PTO's response to your patent application -- Amending or modifying your application -- Dealing with preliminary examination communications -- Overcoming novelty and obviousness rejections -- How to overcome other types of rejections -- Maintaining and correcting your new patent -- Monitor your competitors -- Patent infringement -- Commercializing your invention through licensing -- Alternative ways to commercialize your invention -- Strategies for product commercialization. |
| Subject |
Patent laws and legislation -- United States -- Popular works.
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Inventions -- United States -- Popular works.
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Inventors -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
1572485140 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9781572485143 |
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