Patents & Trademarks

The provisional patent application (PPA) is a quick, inexpensive, and legal way to claim your invention--and buy yourself time to determine whether it's worthwhile to pursue a regular patent. How to: conduct a patent search online evaluate potential hurdles to patentability prepare informal drawings file your application, and file a new PPA to reflect modifications

Patent law basics, including current patent regulations, filing rules, and case law resulting from the America Invents Act. 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.

How to register your work, maximize copyright protection (including internationally), understand the "fair use" rule, deal with infringers (online and off), get permission to use copyrighted work, profit from your copyright, and more.

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Patents and Trademarks are covered in Chapter 10, Intellectual Property.

Useful tips and step-by-step guidance from filing to issue to license

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Patents, Trademarks and Copyright are discussed in Chapter 7.

See Intellectual Property - Chapter 15

Bridges the gap between the realistic needs and questions of scientists and engineers and the legal skills of professionals in the patent field at a level accessible to those with no legal training.