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ABA consumer guide to obtaining a patent : a practical resource for helping entrepreneurs & innovators protect their ideas / Rich Goldstein ; illustrations by Thom Wright.

Goldstein, Rich, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781634256070
ISBN: 1634256077
Physical Description: xxi, 194 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Do you need a patent? -- Can you get a patent? -- Is your invention really new? -- How can filing a patent application protect your invention? -- How does the patent system work? -- What goes into a patent application? -- Losing the right to patent and other pitfalls to avoid -- Should you file a provisional patent application first? -- After the application is filed -- Working with a patent attorney -- What is it going to cost? -- Getting your idea across -- Developing your idea -- Having a plan to profit from your patent -- Infringement : what to know and what to do -- Alternative protections : trademark, copyright, trade secret -- Patenting software and apps -- Marketing your idea -- Utility patent example -- Design patent example.