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Also, see the detailed description of the book here: Patent It Yourself. The new 13th edition is completely updated, including the latest patent forms, as well as the most current rules for applying for and prosecuting a patent. Description below based on previous editions.

Patent attorney and former patent examiner David Pressman takes you, step-by-step and in plain English, through the entire patent process, from conducting a patent search to filing a successful application.

Patent It Yourself also includes detailed information and advice on the Provisional Patent Application process, has an expanded business-method patent section, and discusses the 18 month publication of patents -- and how to avoid it. It also provides all the necessary forms and instructions you need.

Patent It Yourself is now, more than ever, the most definitive and complete do-it-yourself patent book ever written and the only up-to-date one available. It’s written in plain language in easy-to-grasp sections with copious examples and explanations. Also it has helpful detailed information regarding trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, software, etc.

Further, this book in over 600 pages has new and comprehensive forms, the latest fees, rules and laws. It includes a sample patent application and other sample documents, a patentability argument, a master flowchart for handling a response to the Patent Office, a license agreement and other legal documents, lists of various useful resources, a glossary of technical words, entertaining illustrations, and all needed forms (including proprietary, consultant’s, and joint inventor’s agreements).

Patent It Yourself includes comprehensive, expanded checklists and inventor’s commandments, additional and improved charts and examples, foreign-filing instructions, and a huge index. Further it has the latest on business and software patents, the “GATT” and “AIPA” changes (including the 20-year term) full instructions, including a checklist for filing a PPA (Provisional Patent Application), and full instructions for the RCE (Request For Continued Examination). The Index now has about 2500 direct and intuitive entries to enable you to look up virtually anything with ease.

Whether you're new at the inventing game or a grizzled veteran, Patent It Yourself will save you grief, time, and money.

 

Table Of Contents

I. Introduction What Patent It Yourself Does You Don't Have to Use a Patent Attorney A Layperson Can Do a Quality Job Using an Attorney Should You Do It Yourself? New Material in the Twelve Edition How to Use Patent It Yourself 1. Introduction to Patents and Other Intellectual Property A. What Is a Patent and Who Can Apply for It? B. The Three Types of Patents C. The Novelty and Unobviousness Requirement D. How Long Do Patent Rights Last? E. Patent Filing Deadlines F. Patent Fees G. The Scope of the Patent H. How Patent Rights Can Be Lost I. What Rights a Patent Grants and the Prior-Art Reference Value of a Patent J. What Can't Be Patented K. Some Common Patent Misconceptions L. How Intellectual Property Law Provides "Offensive Rights" (and Not Protection) to Inventors M. Alternative and Supplementary Offensive Rights N. Intellectual Property--The Big Picture O. Trademarks P. Copyright Q. Trade Secrets R. Unfair Competition S. Acquisition of Offensive Rights in Intellectual Property--Summary Chart T. Summary of Legal Remedies for Misappropriation of Various Types of Intellectual Property U. Invention Exploitation Flowchart V. Summary 2. The Science and Magic of Inventing A. What I Mean by "Invention" B. Inventing by Problem Recognition and Solution C. Inventing by Magic (Accident and Flash of Genius) D. Making Ramifications and Improvements of Your Invention E. Solving Creativity Problems F. Contact Other Inventors G. Beware of the Novice Inventor's "PGL Syndrome" H. Don't Bury Your Invention I. Summary 3. Documentation, the DDP, and the PPA A. Introduction B. Documents Are Vital to the Invention Process C. Documentation Is Vital to Prove Inventorship D. Trade Secret Considerations E. Record Conception and the Building and Testing of Your Invention F. How to Record Your Invention G. Another Way to Record Conception or Building and Testing - The Invention Disclosure H. The Disclosure Document Program (DDP) - Or How to Make the PTO Your Witness to Conception I. The Provisional Patent Application - A Substitute for Building and Testing, With Some Disadvantages J. Don't Sit on Your Invention After Documenting It K. Don't Use a "Post Office Patent" to Document Your Invention L. Summary 4. Will Your Invention Sell? A. Why Evaluate Your Invention for Salability? B. Start Small but Ultimately Do It Completely C. You Can't Be 100% Sure of Any Invention's Commercial Prospects D. Take Time to Do a Commercial Feasibility Evaluation E. Check Your Marketability Conclusions Using the Techniques of Consultation and Research F. Now's the Time to Build and Test It (If Possible) G. The Next Step H. Summary 5. Is It Patentable? A. Patentability Compared to Commercial Viability B. Legal Requirements for a Utility Patent C. Requirement #1: The Statutory Classes D. Requirement #2: Utility E. Requirement #3: Novelty F. Requirement #4: Unobviousness G. The Patentability Flowchart H. Summary 6. Search and You May Find A. Why Make a Patentability Search? B. When Not to Search C. The Two Ways to Make a Patentability Search D. How to Make a Preliminary Search E. The Quality of a Patent Search Can Vary F. How to Hire a Patent Professional G. How to Prepare Your Searcher H. Analyzing the Search Report I. Do-It-Yourself Searching in the PTO J. The Scope of Patent Coverage K. Searching Paper Patents in a Patent and Trademark Depository Library L. Computer Searching M. Problems Searching Software and Business Inventions N. PTO Searches on the Internet O. MicroPatent Patent Searches on the Internet P. Summary 7. What Should I Do Next? A. Drop It If You Don't See Commercial Potential (Chart Route 10-12-14-X) B. Try to Sell Invention to Manufacturer Without "Regular" Patent Application (Chart Route 10-12-14-16-18-B) C. File an Application and Sell It to or License a Manufacturer If You See Commercial Potential and Patentability (Chart Route 14-16-18-20-22-A) D. If You Have Commercial Potential Without Patentability, License or Sell Your Invention to a Manufacturer Without Filing (Chart Route 16-24-26-28-30-B) E. Make and Sell Your Invention Yourself Without a Utility Patent Application (Chart Route 16-30-C) F. Manufacture and Distribute Your Invention Yourself, Keeping It as a Trade Secret (Chart Route 20-32-34-D) G. File Patent Application and Manufacture and Distribute Your Invention Yourself (Trade-Secretable Invention) (Chart Route 20-32-34-36-E) H. File Patent Application and Manufacture and Distribute Invention Yourself (Non-Trade-Secretable Invention) (Chart Route 20-32-38-36-E) I. Test Market Before Filing (Chart Route 20-32-38-40-F) J. Summary 8. How to Draft the Specification and Initial Drawings A. Lay Inventors Can Do It! B. What's Contained in a Patent Application C. What Happens When Your Application Is Received by the PTO D. Do Preliminary Work Before Preparing Your Patent Application E. Flowchart F. Writing Your Patent Specification to Comply With the Full Disclosure Rules G. Software, Computer-Related Inventions, and Business Methods H. First Prepare Sketches and Name Parts I. Drafting the Specification J. Review Your Specification and Abstract Carefully K. Checklist for Your Patent Application Draft L. Specification of Sample Patent Application M. Summary 9. Now for the Legalese -- The Claims A. What Are Claims? B. The Law Regarding Claims C. Some Sample Claims D. Common Misconceptions Regarding Claims E. One Claim Should Be as Broad as Possible F. The Effect of Prior Art on Your Claim G. Technical Requirements of Claims H. Drafting Your Main (Independent) Claim I. Other Techniques in Claim Writing J. Drafting Dependent Claims K. Drafting Additional Sets of Claims L. Checklist for Drafting Claims M. Summary 10. Finaling and Mailing Your Application A. The Drawing Choices B. PTO Rules for Drawings C. Doing Your Own Drawings D. Consider Using a Professional Patent Draftsperson E. Finaling Your Specification, Claims, and Abstract F. Name All True Inventors and Only True Inventors G. The Essential and Optional Parts of Your Application H. Completing the Patent Application Declaration I. Complete the Transmittal Letter and Fee Transmittal, Payment, and Postcard J. Maintain an Orderly File K. Assembly and Mailing of Your Application--Final Checklist L. Using Express Mail to Get an Instant Filing Date M. Receipt That Application Was Received in PTO N. File the Information Disclosure Statement Within Three Months O. Assignments P. Petitions to Make Special Q. Filing a Design Patent Application R. Filing Via The PTO's EFS-Web System S. Summary 11. How to Market Your Invention A. Perseverance and Patience Are Essential B. Overview of Alternative Ways to Profit From Your Invention C. Be Ready to Demonstrate a Working Model of Your Invention to Potential Customers D. Finding Prospective Manufacturers/Distributors E. The "NIH" Syndrome F. The Waiver and Precautions in Signing It G. The Best Way to Present Your Invention to a Manufacturer H. Presenting Your Invention by Correspondence I. Making an Agreement to Sell Your Invention J. Manufacturing and/or Distributing the Invention Yourself K. Summary 12. Going Abroad A. Introduction B. The Paris Convention and the One-Year Foreign Filing Rule C. Other Priority Treaties Similar to the Paris Convention D. European Patent Office/Europäisches Patentamt/Office européen des brevets (EPO) E. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) F. Non-Convention Countries G. Never Wait Until the End of Any Filing Period H. The Early Foreign Filing License or Mandatory Six-Month Delay I. Don't File Abroad Unless Your Invention Has Very Good Prospects in Another Country J. The Patent Laws of Other Countries Are Different K. The Ways to File Abroad L. Rescind Any Nonpublication Request M. Resources to Assist in Foreign Filing N. Summary 13. Getting the PTO to Deliver A. What Happens After Your Patent Application Is Filed B. General Considerations During Patent Prosecution C. A Sample Office Action D. What to Do When You Receive an Office Action E. Format for Amending the Specification and Claims F. Drafting the Remarks G. Drawing Amendments H. Typing and Faxing the Amendment I. If Your Application Is Allowable J. If Your First Amendment Doesn't Result in Allowance K. Interferences L. Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) M. If Your Application Claims More Than One Invention N. The Public May Cite Additional Prior Art Against Your Published Patent Application O. NASA Declarations P. Design Patent Application Prosecution Q. What to Do If You Miss or Want to Extend a PTO Deadline R. Summary 14. Your Application Can Have Children A. Available Extension Cases B. Continuation Applications C. Request for Continued Examination (RCE) D. Divisional Applications E. Continuation-in-Part and Independent Applications F. Reissue Applications G. Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) and Defensive Publications H. Substitute Applications I. Double Patenting and Terminal Disclaimers J. Summary 15. After Your Patent Issues: Use, Maintenance, and Infringement A. Issue Notification B. Press Release C. Check Your Patent for Errors D. Patent Number Marking E. Advertising Your Patent for Sale F. What Rights Does Your Patent Give You? G. Be Wary of Offers to Provide Information About Your Patent H. Maintenance Fees I. Legal Options If You Discover an Infringement of Your Patent J. What to Do About Patent Infringement K. Product Clearance (Can I Legally Copy or Make That?) L. Citing Prior Art Against Patent Applications and Patents M. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) N. Using the Reexamination Process to Reduce the Expense of Patent Infringement Suits O. Jury Trials P. Arbitration Q. How Patent Rights Can Be Forfeited R. Your Patent Is Subject to Interference for One Year S. Tax Deductions and Income T. Patent Litigation Financing U. Summary 16. Ownership, Assignment, and Licensing of Inventions A. The Property Nature of Patents B. Who Can Apply for a Patent? C. Joint Owners' Agreement D. Special Issues Faced by the Employed Inventor E. Assignment of Invention and Patent Rights F. Record Your Assignment With the PTO G. Licensing of Inventions--An Overview H. Universal License Agreement I. How Much Should You Get for Your Invention? J. Summary Appendix 1: Abbreviations Used in Patent It Yourself Appendix 2: Resources: Government Publications, Patent Websites, and Books of Use and Interest A. Government Publications B. Patent Websites C. Books of Use and Interest D. Books Relating to Self-Improvement Appendix 3: Glossaries A. Glossary of Useful Technical Terms B. Glossary of Patent Terms Appendix 4: Fee Schedule Appendix 5: Mail, Telephone, Fax, and Email Communications With the PTO A. Patent and Trademark Office Mail Addresses B. Patent and Trademark Office Telephone and Faxes Appendix 6: Quick-Reference Timing Chart Appendix 7: Tear-Out Forms Appendix 8: Forms Available at the PTO Website Index List of Tear-Out Forms on perforated pages for easy removal and duplication... Nondisclosure Agreement Invention Disclosure Request Letter-Disclosure Document Program Disclosure Document Reference Letter Provisional Patent Application Cover Letter Positive and Negative Factors Evaluation Positive and Negative Factors Summary Consultant's Work Agreement Searcher's Worksheet Drawing Reference Numerals Worksheet Patent Application Declaration Patent Application Transmittal Fee Transmittal Credit Card Payment Form Information Disclosure Statement Cover Letter Information Disclosure Statement Nonpublication Request Request Under MPEP 707.07(j) Petition to Make Special Design Patent Application Design Patent Application Transmittal Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application Amendment Submission of Corrected Drawings Supplemental Declaration Petition for Extension of Time Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal Request for Certificate of Correction Certificate of Correction Maintenance Fee Reminder Sheet Submission of Maintenance Fee Joint Applicants-Statement of Respective Contributions Joint Owners' Agreement Assignment of Invention and Patent Application Recordation Form Cover Sheet Universal License Agreement