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Patent It Yourself | 
 enlarge | Author: David Pressman
Creators: Stephen Elias, Patricia Gima, Linda Allison
Publisher: NOLO
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 1757071
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0873373642
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.730486
EAN: 9780873373647
ASIN: 0873373642
Publication Date: August 1996
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Amazon.com Review
Say that you've come up with a really nifty idea for a gizmo that would improve the lives of every human being on Earth and probably turn you into a gadzillionaire, too! Before you get too far into the fantasy, you need this extremely detailed and comprehensive guide to the process of getting a patent. This is not a small book, but it contains everything you need to know, including a lot of things you probably don't KNOW you need to know. Very detailed, with examples of forms you'll need, addresses and marketing advice, this is the complete guide you'll need to navigate this complex process from square one to gadzillionaire-ness!
Product Description
Patent attorney David Pressman offers this definitive guide to patenting an invention. Completely revised and updated, the 5th edition contains new Patent and Trademark Office guidelines for software patents, important new information on provisional patent applications and design patents for computer icons, and detailed information on fees and foreign treaty memberships.
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 One of the best September 24, 2008
This is an excellent book where the author puts everything in an orderly manner and feeds the reader with all his vast knowledge
The best of its type August 10, 2008
I wasted thousands of dollars and hours I could have used towards success if I had read "Patent it Yourself" BEFORE I became a serious inventor. This was my third edition to purchase which is testimony enough.
Awesome! July 22, 2008
Awesome book! Helped with every step of the Patent process and to clear up many, many misconceptions. I would recommend this to everyone planning to write their own patent, need help or thinking of hiring an attorney. Which you won't need after you read this book!
 A must-read for serious, individual inventors June 25, 2008
(Be sure you order the latest edition - 13th at this June 2008 writing)
This hefty volume is the best I've seen for its detail and advice to serious inventors. It goes well beyond generalities and contains very specific advice on the idea protection process. Almost everybody has idea(s) that they consider patenting at one time or another. When you get to that serious stage with an idea (as I've been), and even if you plan to work with a patent attorney (as I am), the specific information in Mr. Pressman's series show a clear roadmap to follow to save time and money. He doesn't say, "Find a service to evaluate the marketability of your idea;" he gives companies, institutions, contact names, phone numbers, and Web sites. And very pointed advice to stay away from those close-cover-before-striking inventor services.
He includes the forms, language, fees, and instructions that will either intimidate you from pursuing a patent, or encourage you that your idea is patentable and how to get it done. I'm still reading my well-marked, dog-eared copy, working toward using his licensing advice.
 Adequate May 15, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Nolo has the annoying habit of giving you diluted books that ask you to buy other books of theirs to round out your knowledge of a given subject. This is no exception. I was interested in filing a provisional patent. This book has info about it, but kept referring to another book. This is perverse given how easy it is to file a provisional patent. On top of it all, there was some misleading information about the order of sections, and no useful info on filing online (I had to learn this from the USPTO site itself through a lot of digging). What's more, the book is fairly simplistic and "for dummies" when it comes to discussion of patent law - I have read better books (not how-to guides) on that. The book is not bad, just keep in mind that it is limited and definitely not a one-stop shop.
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