The following United States Patent & Trademark Office resources can be used to search for information about historical and current patents:
Miscellaneous additional patent databases:
The following resources relate U.S. laws and regulations that govern patent procedure:
The materials below are related to international patent laws and regulations:
Nolo's Patents for Beginners by
Do you toil away in an office, garage or basement lab in the hopes of bringing a new googaw to life? What will you do when the thingamajig is alive and kicking? Here's the primer every firsttime inventor needs. Packed with plainEnglish explanations and stepbystep instructions, Nolo's Patent for Beginners defines clearly and simply what a patent is and why you need one. The book shows you: how to document an invention for maximum protectionhow to tackle the timeandmoneysaving, patentsearching processthe patent application processwho owns a patenthow to avoid patent infringement. Written by patent attorney and bestselling author David Pressman and Attorney Richard Stim, Nolo's Patent for Beginners is the book to have for newbie inventors wishing to learn the patent basics.
Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk by
In recent years, business leaders, policymakers, and inventors have complained to the media and to Congress that today's patent system stifles innovation instead of fostering it. But like the infamous patent on the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, much of the cited evidence about the patent system is pure anecdote--making realistic policy formation difficult. Is the patent system fundamentally broken, or can it be fixed with a few modest reforms? Moving beyond rhetoric, Patent Failure provides the first authoritative and comprehensive look at the economic performance of patents in forty years. James Bessen and Michael Meurer ask whether patents work well as property rights, and, if not, what institutional and legal reforms are necessary to make the patent system more effective. Patent Failure presents a wide range of empirical evidence from history, law, and economics. The book's findings are stark and conclusive. While patents do provide incentives to invest in research, development, and commercialization, for most businesses today, patents fail to provide predictable property rights. Instead, they produce costly disputes and excessive litigation that outweigh positive incentives. Only in some sectors, such as the pharmaceutical industry, do patents act as advertised, with their benefits outweighing the related costs. By showing how the patent system has fallen short in providing predictable legal boundaries, Patent Failure serves as a call for change in institutions and laws. There are no simple solutions, but Bessen and Meurer's reform proposals need to be heard. The health and competitiveness of the nation's economy depend on it.
Patent Law Essentials by
Presents the essentials of patent law in simple terms with the aim of explaining the law by example, often with references to actual cases. Topics covered include patent validity, infringement, the application process, and litigation. The book is aimed at non-lawyers, such as engineers and business
Patent Searching Made Easy: How to Do Patent Searches on the Internet & in the Library by
Written by inventor David Hitchcock, this unique book explains step by step how to use an Internet browser to search U.S. patents It discusses how to classify an invention properly, and then, using that classification, find all relevant patents issued since 1971.Packed with helpful advice, Patent Searching Made Easy explains how to: conduct a full patent search in one of the 80 Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries (located in virtually every state)determine what resources are available for searching for patents filed in foreign countriesverify the patent status of ideas submitted to local businesses for developmentuse feebased patent search services on the Internet. This edition now includes information on searching the new Full Text Database on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Web site, which gives readers more options for searching on the Internet as well as more patent information than was previously available
Laws of Creation: Property Rights in the World of Ideas by
Laws of Creation revisits the important debates that have developed within the field of intellectual property law, and enlightens them with the perspective and logical apparatus of law and economics. Definitely, this is a book that academics in the field and libraries worldwide would want to have.--Francesco Parisi, University of Minnesota Law SchoolCass and Hylton's excellent book is a substantial contribution to the literature on intellectual property, with a very nice overview of the field. Readers will be attracted to the book for its ability to convey complex material using concrete language and examples. In the highly contested area of intellectual property, Laws of Creation will be hard to ignore, even by those who are disinclined to agree with its conclusions.--Henry E. Smith, Harvard Law School
Protecting Your Company`s Intellectual Property by
A company's most valuable assets may not be physical. This book shows how to protect them without fences or security guards! You can't touch it or feel it. Sometimes you can't even see it. Yet, intellectual property continues to soar in value, comprising an increasingly greater portion of a typical company's assets. In the age of instant global communication, understanding what intellectual property is, how to protect it, and how to enhance its value are prerequisites for corporate survival. Enter attorney Deborah E. Bouchoux and her informative book, Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property. Packed with fascinating and illuminating examples, this book is a succinct, yet comprehensive discussion of the four key areas of intellectual property: trademarks,copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. In addition to defining these areas (for instance, did you know that customer lists and marketing plans are protectable trade secrets?), the book offers practical tools for protecting intellectual property, including: Trademark and copyright application forms Sample employment agreements An Internet usage policy Tips on preventing unauthorized dissemination of information via the Web A guide for conducting an IP audit And much, much more.
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