附註:Includes index.
1. Introduction to patents and other intellectual property -- 2. The science and magic of inventing -- 3. Documentation, the DDP, and the PPA -- 4. Will your invention sell? -- 5. Is it patentable? -- 6. Search and you may find -- 7. What should you do next? -- 8. How to draft the specification and initial drawings -- 9. Now for the legalese-the claims -- 10. Finaling and mailing your application -- 11. How to market your invention -- 12. Going abroad -- 13. Getting the PTO to deliver -- 14. Your application can have children -- 15. After your patent issues: use, maintenance, and infringement -- 16. Ownership, assignment, and licensing of inventions.
摘要:Patent attorney and former patent examiner David pressman takes you step-by-step through the entire patent process, providing scrupulously up-to-date information and plain-English instructions.
