Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office *(PDF)
Protect and profit from your invention For 35 years, Patent It Yourself has guided hundreds of thousands of inventors through the process of getting a patent, from start to finish. Patent attorneys David Pressman and David E. Blau provide the latest information, forms, and clear instructions to help you: conduct a patent search the right way evaluate your idea’s commercial potential file a provisional patent application to get “patent pending” status prepare a patent application focus on your patent application’s claims respond to patent examiners get your drawings done right protect your rights in foreign countries deal with infringers, and market and license your invention. The 20th edition covers the latest patent filing rule changes, including the most recent implications of the America Invents Act first-to-file rules. With downloadable forms: All essential forms, including a Nondisclosure Agreement, Patent Searcher’s Worksheet, and Design Patent Application are included in the book and are available for download (details inside). Read more
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Why Must Read Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office?
Out of date, does not address the drastic changes made in 2011 which totally change the basis of what determines patent rights, and in turn how it is deliberated, and more importantly how you can establish and start your patent. You can no longer use work to establish start date, the actual filing determines that now, and you cannot publically divulge anything about your invention as that invalidates any attempt to get a patent as it is then considered public domain. All this prevents you from getting investors before you get a patent, you must get the patent first. This book is out of date and as a result is almost entirely useless now and guides you to do things that are now damaging if you follow it.
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