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Patent Pending in 24 Hours
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.730486
EAN: 9781413305111
Edition: 4
ISBN: 1413305113
Label: NOLO
Manufacturer: NOLO
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 433
Publication Date: 2007-01
Publisher: NOLO
Studio: NOLO
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Editorial Review:
Take the first step to protecting your invention!
Ready to stamp "patent pending" on your invention? Then you need to file a provisional patent application (PPA), an inexpensive way to claim your hard work. With a PPA, you'll have time to figure out whether you can make a profit from your creation before you invest more time and money.
With Patent Pending in 24 Hours, you have all the forms and information you need to get the job done! Find out how to:
*evaluate hurdles to patentability
*write a clear PPA
*prepare informal drawings of your invention
*conduct a patent search online
*understand basic patent law
*complete all forms required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
*file your application
*modify your invention after filing
The book also includes important legal forms to help you preserve your rights when showing or selling your invention: nondisclosure agreement
patent assignment
prototype-maker agreement
joint-ownership agreement The 4th edition is completely revised with updated case law and patent regulations, updated filing information and new application examples.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Worth Buying
I was initially dismayed to discover that a large part of this book is actually made up of several complete, existing patents (which I could have found on the web) and felt just a little jipped. However after I'd read the first half of the book I realized that these were very well chosen examples illustrating the critical points of the process, and really the only way to illustrate those points. It is a simple, straightforward book, a little lighter in 'weight' than you'd expect given the number ... Read More
Rating:  - Simple. Complete. Excellent.
I bought this book to work an idea I had. This book put me on solid grounds from, how to think like an inventor to how to file for the provisional patent. Loved reading this book. Very informative for newbies. Loved it. Will recommend it.
Rating:  - Good reference but dated and incomplete
I bought this book because I needed to file a Provisional Patent Application (PPA). However, I found it to be somewhat incomplete and other information wasn't updated from older editions. There is even a reference to floppy disks! There are also lots of references telling you to buy their other book Patent It Yourself for a full description. They do this quite a bit. They even say this in the other book I purchased How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion. I couldn't believe ... Read More
Rating: - Follow this Book's Content, and Get a Provisional Patent Pending in 24 Hours
I followed this book's content, and indeed got a Patent Pending in 24 Hours.
It is important to note that applying for a patent is an overwhelming and intimidating, yet absolutely worthwhile effort. By its nature it is complicated, and it is better to hire professional Intellectual Property (IP) people to do serious work that follows after you file an application - which is really just a DATE STEMP- ensuring that you have 12 months to be recognized as the owner of the idea and to do the full fledge ... Read More
Rating:  - Disappointed in examples
There were three major problems with this book. The first has to do with drawing requirements. The book doesn't tell you whether or not you need professionally rendered drawings in the style required by the USPTO. (It turns out, you don't...hand drawings are acceptable.) The second problem is the exampes provided of provisional patents. They each consist of a long block of text without a correct sequence of subject headings and drawings, probabably for the reason that the reader might just copy the same format ... Read More
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