Ebook: Patent It Yourself: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office

Presents an introduction to the patenting process for inventors, covering documentation, searching, commercial potential, specifications, drawings, claims, applications, marketing, patent infringement, and licensing.;Your legal companion -- Introduction to patents and other intellectual property -- The science and magic of inventing -- Documentation and the PPA -- Will your invention sell? -- Is it patentable? -- Search and you may find -- What should I do next? -- How to draft the specification and initial drawings -- Now for the legalese--the claims -- Finaling and mailing your application -- How to market your invention -- Going abroad -- Getting the PTO to deliver -- Your application can have children -- After your patent issues: use, maintenance, and infringement -- Ownership, assignment, and licensing of inventions -- Appendixes.