A brilliantly clear and up-to-date patent guide

This bestselling primer is packed with everything inventors need to know about patent law basics, including current patent regulations, filing rules, and caselaw.

Nolo’s Patents for Beginners helps inventors:

document an invention

read and write patents

make a patent search

file for a patent

determine patent ownership

understand the basics of patent infringement

get international patent protection, and

decide whether to file a provisional patent.

You’ll also find patent and invention resources and a glossary of patent terms. This new edition is completely updated to cover all the latest changes in patent law and regulations.

Author Biography

San Francisco Patent Attorney David Pressman is a graduate of Penn State University (BSEE) and George Washington University Law School (JD) where he was on the Law Review. He has over 40 years of experience in the patent profession — as a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, a patent attorney in corporate and private practice, a university instructor, a columnist, and as author of the Patent and Trademark entries to the World Book Encyclopedia. His books have charted the path for over 300,000 inventors. Dave is also co-author of How to Make Patent Drawings (with Jack Lo), Patent Pending In 24 Hours (with Rich Stim), and Patents For Beginners (with Rich Stim). Glen Secor is a Nolo editor and a Massachusetts attorney with over 30 years’ experience in the practice of business and intellectual property law. He holds degrees from Suffolk University Law School and Harvard Law School, and has taught at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

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