Patent it yourself

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Subjects
Genres
Law for laypersons
Handbooks and manuals
Published
Berkeley, CA : Nolo Press [1985-]
Language
English
Other Authors
David Pressman, 1937- (author), David E. Blau
Item Description
"Nolo Press self-help law."
Some issues accompanied by CD-ROM.
Subtitle varies.
Physical Description
volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Publication Frequency
Irregular.
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781413329971
ISSN
15549925
  • Your Legal Companion
  • A. You Don't Have to Use a Patent Attorney
  • B. A Layperson Can Do a Quality job
  • C. Using an Attorney
  • D. Should You Do It Yourself?
  • E. How to Use Patent It Yourself
  • 1. Introduction to Patents and Other Intellectual Property
  • A. Intellectual Property-The Big Picture
  • B. How Intellectual Property Law Provides Offensive Rights" (and Not Protection) to inventors
  • C. Alternative and Supplementary Offensive Rights
  • D. Patents
  • E. Trademarks
  • F. Copyrights
  • G. Trade Secrets
  • H. Unfair Competition
  • I. Acquisition of Offensive Rights in Intellectual Property-Summary Chart
  • J. Summary of Legal Remedies for Misappropriation of Various Types of Intellectual Property
  • K. Invention Exploitation Flowchart
  • L. Summary
  • 2. The Science and Magic of Inventing
  • A. What We Mean by "Invention"
  • B. Inventing by Problem Recognition and Solution
  • C. Inventing by Magic (Accident and Flash of Genius)
  • D. Making Ramifications and improvements of Your Invention
  • E. Solving Creativity Problems
  • F. Contact Other Inventors
  • G. Beware of the Novice Inventor's "PGL Syndrome"
  • H. Don't Bury Your Invention
  • I. Summary
  • 3. Documentation and the PPA
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Documentation Is Vital to the Invention Process
  • C. Documentation Has Legal Implications
  • D. Trade Secret Considerations
  • E. Record Conception and the Building and Testing of Your Invention
  • F. How to Record Your Invention
  • G. Another Way to Record Conception or Building and Testing-The Invention Disclosure
  • H. Don't Sit on Your Invention After Documenting it
  • I. Don't Use a "Post Office Patent" to Document Your Invention
  • J. The Provisional Patent Application-A Substitute for Building and Testing, With Some Disadvantages
  • K. Summary
  • 4. Will Your Invention Sell?
  • A. Why Evaluate Your Invention for Salability?
  • B. Start Small But Ramp Up
  • C. You Can't Be 100% Sure of Any Invention's Commercial Prospects
  • D. Take Time to Do a Commercial Feasibility Evaluation
  • E. Check Your Marketability Conclusions Using the Techniques of Consultation and Research
  • F. Now's the Time to Build and Test It (If Possible)
  • G. The Next Step
  • H. Summary
  • 5. Is It Patentable?
  • A. Patentability Compared to Commercial Viability
  • B. Legal Requirements for a Utility Patent
  • C. Requirement #1: Subject Matter Eligibility
  • D. Requirement #2: Utility
  • E. Requirement #3: Novelty
  • F. Requirement #4: Nonobviousness
  • G. The Patentability Flowchart
  • H. Don't Make Assumptions About the Law
  • I. Summary
  • 6. Search and You May Find
  • A. Why Make a Patentability Search?
  • B. When Not to Search
  • C. The Two Ways to Make a Patentability Search
  • D. The Quality of a Patent Search Can Vary
  • E. How to Hire a Patent Professional
  • F. How to Prepare Your Searcher
  • G. Analyzing the Search Report
  • H. The Scope of Patent Coverage
  • I. Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Computer Searching
  • J. Classification Searching
  • K. How To Computer Search
  • L. Problems Searching Software and Business Inventions
  • M. Summary
  • 7. What Should I Do Next?
  • A. Fig. 7A-Invention Decision Chart
  • B. Drop It If You Don't See Commercial Potential (Chart Route 10-12-14-X)
  • C. File an Application and Sell or License It If You See Patentability (Chart Route 14-16-18-20-22-C)
  • D. Manufacture and Distribute Your Invention Yourself, Keeping It as a Trade Secret (Chart Route 20-32-D)
  • E. File Patent Application and Manufacture and Distribute Your Invention Yourself (Trade-Secret Protectable Invention) (Chart Route 20-32-34-E)
  • F. File Patent Application and Manufacture and Distribute Invention Yourself (Non-Trade-Secret Protectable Invention) (Chart Route 20-32-34-E)
  • G. Try to Sell Invention to Manufacturer Before Obtaining a "Regular" Patent Application (Chart Route 10-12-14-16-18-B)
  • H. If You Have Commercial Potential Without Patentability, License or Sell Your Invention to a Manufacturer Without Filing (Chart Route 16-24-26-28-30-B)
  • I. Make and Sell Your Invention Yourself Without a Utility Patent Application (Chart Route 16-24-26-28-30-A)
  • J. Summary
  • 8. How to Draft the Specification and Initial Drawings
  • A. Lay Inventors Can Do It!
  • B. What's Contained in a Patent Application
  • C. What Happens When Your Application Is Received by the PTO
  • D. Do Preliminary Work Before Preparing Your Patent Application
  • E. Flowchart
  • F. Your Written Description Must Comply With the Full Disclosure Rules
  • G. Software, Computer-Related Inventions, and Business Methods
  • H. First Prepare Sketches and Name Parts
  • I. Drafting the Specification
  • J. Review Your Specification and Abstract Carefully
  • K. Checklist for Your Patent Application Draft
  • L. Specification of Sample Patent Application
  • M. Summary
  • 9. Now for the Legalese-The Claims
  • A. What Are Claims?
  • B. The Law Regarding Claims
  • C. Some Sample Claims
  • D. Common Misconceptions Regarding Claims
  • E. One Claim Should Be as Broad as Possible
  • F. The Effect of Prior Art on Your Claim
  • G. Technical Requirements of Claims
  • H. Drafting Your Main (Independent) Claim
  • I. Other Techniques in Claim Writing
  • J. Drafting Dependent Claims
  • K. Drafting Additional Sets of Claims
  • L. Checklist for Drafting Claims
  • M. Summary
  • 10. Finaling and Filing Your Application
  • A. The Drawings
  • B. Finaling Your Specification for Paper Filing
  • C. Finaling Your Specification for EFS-Web Filing
  • D. File the Information Disclosure Statement Within Three Months
  • E. Assignments
  • F. Petitions to Make Special-Getting Your Application Examined Faster
  • G. Filing a Design Patent Application
  • H. Summary
  • 11. How to Market Your Invention
  • A. Perseverance and Patience Are Essential
  • B. Overview of Alternative Ways to Profit From Your Invention
  • C. Be Ready to Demonstrate a Working Model of Your Invention to Potential Customers
  • D. Finding Prospective Manufacturers/Distributors
  • E. "NIH" Syndrome
  • F. The Waiver and Precautions in Signing It
  • G. The Best Way to Present Your Invention to a Manufacturer
  • H. Presenting Your invention by Correspondence
  • I. Making an Agreement to Sell Your Invention
  • J. Manufacturing and/or Distributing the invention Yourself
  • K. Summary
  • 12. Going Abroad
  • A. Don't File Abroad Unless Your Invention Has Very Good Prospects in Another Country
  • B. Foreign Filing: The Basics
  • C. The Paris Convention and the One-Year Foreign-Filing Rule
  • D. The World Trade Organization and TRIPS
  • E. European Patent Office/Europäisches Patentamt/Office Européen des Brevets (EPO)
  • F. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  • G. Non-Convention Countries
  • H. The Hague Agreement
  • I. The Early Foreign-Filing License or Mandatory Six-Month Delay
  • J. The Patent Laws of Other Countries Are Different
  • K. Ways to File Abroad
  • L. Rescind Any Nonpublication Request
  • M. Foreign-Filing Resources
  • N. Summary
  • 13. Getting the PTO to Deliver
  • A. What Happens After Your Patent Application Is Filed
  • B. General Considerations During Patent Prosecution
  • C. A Sample Office Action
  • D. What to Do When You Receive an Office Action (OA)
  • E. Format for Amending the Specification and Claims
  • F. Drafting the Remarks
  • G. Drawing Amendments
  • H. Typing and Filing the Amendment
  • I. If Your Application Is Allowable
  • J. If Your First Amendment Doesn't Result in Allowance
  • K. Derivation Proceedings
  • L. Defensive Publication
  • M. If Your Application Claims More Than One Invention
  • N. The Public May Cite Additional Prior Art Against Your Published Patent Application
  • O. NASA Declarations
  • P. Design Patent Application Prosecution
  • Q. What to Do If You Miss or Want to Extend a PTO Deadline
  • R. Summary
  • 14. Your Application Can Have Children
  • A. Available Supplemental Cases
  • B. Continuation Application
  • C. Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
  • D. Divisional Applications
  • E. Continuation-In-Part and Independent Applications
  • F. Reissue Applications
  • G. Defensive Publications
  • H. Substitute Applications
  • I. Double Patenting and Terminal Disclaimers
  • J. Summary
  • 15. After Your Patent Issues: Use, Maintenance, and Infringement
  • A. Issue Notification
  • B. Press Release and Marketing
  • C. Check Your Patent for Errors
  • D. Patent Number Marking
  • E. Advertising Your Patent for Sale
  • F. What Rights Does Your Patent Give You?
  • G. Be Wary of Offers to Provide Information About Your Patent
  • H. Maintenance Fees
  • I. Legal Options If You Discover an Infringement of Your Patent
  • J. What to Do About Patent Infringement
  • K. Product Clearance (Can I Legally Copy or Make That?)
  • L. How to Cite Prior Art and Other Information in Patent Applications and Patents
  • M. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)
  • N. Jury Trials
  • O. Arbitration
  • P. How Patent Rights Can Be Forfeited
  • Q. Tax Deductions and Income
  • R. Patent Litigation Financing
  • S. Summary
  • 16. Ownership, Assignment, And Licensing Of Inventions
  • A. Inventor, Applicant, Owner
  • B. The Property Nature of Patents
  • C. Who Can Apply for a Patent?
  • D. Joint Owners' Agreement
  • E. Special Issues Faced by the Employed Inventor
  • F. Assignment of Invention and Patent Rights
  • G. Record Your Assignment With the PTO
  • H. Licensing of Inventions-An Overview
  • I. Universal License Agreement
  • J. How Much Should You Get for Your Invention?
  • K. Summary
  • Appendixes
  • 1. Abbreviations Used in Patent It Yourself
  • 2. Resources: Government Publications, Patent Websites, and Books of Use and Interest
  • A. Government Publications
  • B. Patent Websites
  • Glossaries
  • A. Glossary of Useful Technical Terms
  • B. Glossary of Legal Terms
  • 4. Fee Schedule
  • G. Mail, Telephone, Fax, and Email Communications With the PTO
  • A. Patent and Trademark Office Mail Addresses
  • B. Patent and Trademark Office Telephones and Faxes
  • 6. Quick-Reference Timing Chart
  • 7. How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
  • A. Editing RTFs
  • B. List of Forms
  • Index