Description:
Everything you need to protect your invention now
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. Patent Pending in 24 Hours shows you how to:
- evaluate the patentability of your invention
- conduct a patent search online
- prepare informal drawings
- file your application, and
- show "Patent Pending" on your invention.
The 10th edition covers the latest changes in patent law and Patent Office practices.
Thousands of people have used Patent Pending in 24 Hours successfully. You can too!
Brief description: Attorney Richard Stim specializes in small business, copyright, patents, and trademark issues. He is the author of many Nolo books, including Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business, Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference, and Profit From Your Idea. Stim regularly answers readers' intellectual property questions at Dear Rich: An Intellectual Property Blog.
Review Quotes: "Includes all the forms and advice needed to conduct a patent search online, understand basic patent law and file an application." Library Bookwatch
"A great resource for inventors who want to quickly, efficiently and safely protect their precious ideas." Ron Docie, Sr., Author of the Inventor's Bible "Nolo publications...guide people simply through the how, when, where and why of the law." Washington Post