Reviews (2)

How-to reference
Filing a patent application comprises essentially three parts; writing the disclosure and drawings, drafting the claims, and filing the required work and fees with the Patent Office (which includes dealing with the office actions, if any).This book focuses exclusively on the second of these three parts, writing the claims.The claims are the legal heart of the patent, since they will define exactly what is, and what is not, covered by the patent; the application will be rejected if the claims are too broad, or not supported, or fail to be specific in pointing out the invention; on the other hand, the patent will be useless if the claims are insufficiently inclusive, and a product can bypass the detailed claimed invention.This book covers the details of exactly how to write a good patent claim, that will satisfy the requirements of the U.S. Patent office, describe the invention clearly and distinctly point out the novel features, and cover the invention sufficiently to stand up in court.It is the classic how-to reference for the practicing patent agent or lawyer.

A must have!
This book is awesome for patent drafters.It's clear, concise and has EVERYTHING you need to know.Fantastic desk reference! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - Patent    2. Law    3. Law Of Intellectual Property    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patents   

Editorial Review

Say that you've come up with a really nifty idea for a gizmo that would improve the lives of every human being on Earth and probably turn you into a gadzillionaire, too! Before you get too far into the fantasy, you need this extremely detailed and comprehensive guide to the process of getting a patent. This is not a small book, but it contains everything you need to know, including a lot of things you probably don't KNOW you need to know. Very detailed, with examples of forms you'll need, addresses and marketing advice, this is the complete guide you'll need to navigate this complex process from square one to gadzillionaire-ness! ... Read more

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Two Patents and more to come.
I've been issued two patents using Pressman's book.The patent office issued an office action on the first patent and I used an attorney to overcome the action.The second patent was issued on my first submission.
A must have for the begining inventor!
Get out of the dark and have light put on your own ability to make a patent.You have made the invention (that was the hard part) now go get it patented with this book!

A good start
This book helps you understand what goes into a patent application, especially for a relatively simple invention.Sheldon's looseleaf, How to Write a Patent Application, can serve as a more comprehensive tutorial for the very serious patent applicant. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - Patent    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Patents Law   

Editorial Review

Illicit activities are exploding worldwide. The onslaught of globalization has unleashed a tidal wave of bad stuff--everything from arms trafficking, human smuggling, and money laundering to music bootlegging. Here is the dark side of globalization: the mushrooming underground economy. Moisés Naím explores this murky world in his book Read more

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No Footnotes
I'm about a third of the way through the book; very provocative so far.Unfortunately, my copy has no footnotes.The notes are at the end of the chapters as you'd expect, but the numbers they reference are not in the text.Tends to complicate a serious academic reading.

A riposte to free market cheerleaders
"Illicit" by Moises Naim is a good primer on the underground economy. Mr. Naim's experience as an Editor at Foreign Policy magazine appears to have helped the author hone his skills at synthesizing an impressive quantity of third-party research to support his thesis. It is also evident that Mr. Naim's discussions with numerous high-level personal and professional contacts around the world have helped him reflect on the topic at length, leading him to offer many pages of thoughtful critique and analysis. The end result is a balanced and nuanced book that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding about an increasingly urgent and worrisome problem.
Same Business Savy/Muscle As Wal-Mart
"In todays labyrinthine routings of contraband across multiple contients, front companies are easy to set up, dozens in order to blur one's trace.As a result intermediaries in international commerce of illicit products, services , & humans have increased their profile and their profits. It is the brokers who control today's illicit markets, set the deals, & make the big money".This is a small snipet of the market place. The markets are just markets/ legal or illegal.Governments decide the righteousness of them.In other words: what is in a true market: cent$, can now be dollar$.It is the magic of a legalized highway robbery called the stroke a pen.Of course its a no brainer that governmemnts are getting greased to hell and back. Through corporate(legal/illegal) sugar daddys or just down and dity in your face corruption. It has penetrated deeply into the private sector, politics, and governments of today. It is penetrating markets deeper, plus horizontally and vertically, and in direct proportion to their profits that control crucial decisions within current national governments (U.S. included). In some cases the national interests are completely aligned with illegal profits. A must read for understanding the a whole picture the global economy. It is an entertaining and informative read. Welcome to globalization. And of course that is on either side of the border: because they own both sides! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Criminology (Specific Aspects)    3. Drug traffic    4. Globalization    5. Illegal aliens    6. Illegal arms transfers    7. Intellectual property infringe    8. International Economics (Specific Aspects)    9. International Relations - Trade & Tariffs    10. Organized Crime    11. Politics / Current Events    12. Social Science    13. Sociology    14. Transnational crime    15. Political Science / Government / General   

Reviews (5)

Budding inventors/entrepreneurs will want this book
As an accountant outside of the IP field, I found this to be a good tool to "round out" my business acumen.Enjoyed thepresentation of pricing models.

My clients rate this book "Superb!"
Richard is a very well known authority among those of us who are involved in the technology commercialization industry. As a technology commercialization business coach, I hear regularly that Richard's advice in his books is extremely helpful in the most important areas of their work. You can count on the validity of Richard's information...he's been in the trenches and around technology commercialization for many years.
Looks great so far !
I'm just through a couple of selected chapters, but I am certain that this book will provide me with an amazing outlook. It's very rounded, and includes a vast amount of information about licencing strategy, along with everything else. I suggest looking at the available images for the index (link to it somewhere on this page) and checking them out. Good stuff. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Law    3. Law Of Intellectual Property    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. License agreements    7. Nanotechnology    8. Technology Transfer    9. United States    10. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    11. Law / Intellectual Property    12. Sales & marketing    13. USA   

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A Must Read For True Entrepreneurs
Michael Lechter's book "OPM" Other People's Money is one of the finest books written for creating financial leverage. The information teaches anyone how they can take an idea and truly turn it into a significant financial gain without risking their own capital.
OPM
Only 1/2 way thru, however, an old dog can learn new tricks. I've been a real estate investor for 17 years. If I had this book 17 years ago, I would probably have 40 properties today instead of 20. EZ read and full of very useful information.

Great Place to Start To Learn About OPM
Michael Lechter is a powerful addition to the voice of the "Rich Dad" series. For anyone trying to figure out how to start a venture without money in hand, this is a great book to start with. It's easy reading and gives the reader more than enough information to be dangerous. Worth the money. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business enterprises    4. Consumer Finance    5. Finance    6. Intellectual property    7. Investment Finance    8. Personal Finance    9. Personal Finance - General    10. Personal Finance - Investing    11. Venture capital    12. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / General    13. Business ethics   

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Great entry-level book
I'm in legal with an IP background and this book is a great IP primer - I was pleasantly surprised by the depth. 'Dummies' is a misnomer as it provides entry-level to intermediate coverage. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Popular works    7. United States    8. Business & Management    9. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    10. Law / Intellectual Property    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Contracts    2. Contracts (Law)    3. Foreign licensing agreements    4. Intellectual Property - General    5. Law    6. Law Of Intellectual Property    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. License agreements    9. United States    10. Business & Management    11. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    12. Law / Intellectual Property    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. License agreements    7. Patent licenses    8. United States    9. Business information systems    10. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    11. Law / Intellectual Property   

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Ideas are free, but assets bring wealth...
I wonder if the creators of that operating system had this book, would anyone know of Bill Gates or Microsoft; or if Xerox held its research and development of the paperless office, would the Information Technology field be totally different- yeah you know where I am going with this.
Swindled
I think I know how this book was written.A whole lot of cut and paste from U.S. Law code with some mediocre story telling sprinkled in.If you want to be technical and write in the language of professional law, fine.But this is not the series to do it in.

Dry and boring.Could barely keep my eyes open.
Unlike the rest of the Rich Dad books that I've read -- which were for the most part fantastic -- this book was terrible.Michael Lechter may indeed be a very bright guy and a star in his field, but he is an absolutely horrendous writer.The intro by Robert Kiyosaki was the only really enjoyable part to the book.Lechter immediately jumped into complex explanations of the various types of IP protection available without really clarifying anything for the lay person like me.And no real life examples of anything -- just references to a couple hypothetical "horror stories" that he relays at the beginning of the book.The only reason I gave this book 2 stars and not 1 is because at the very least I was able to get some basic definitions of IP terms down.But I guess I could've gotten that from a dictionary too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Personal Finance - General    7. Small Business - Legal Guides    8. United States    9. English law: company law    10. English law: intellectual property    11. Law / Intellectual Property    12. Management of specific areas    13. Personal finance   

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Yeah, its written for law students.
It's a hornbook, so you kinda gotta see that coming.
Principles Of Patent Law (Hornbook Series)
More in depth than David Pressman's "Patent It Yourself".It's written for law students, and may be too detailed for some, and lack info for others. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent laws and legislation    6. United States   

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This will get you pumped up!
This is book is an easy read, with a lot of very relevant information. I own a small product development company and the information here is accurate and maybe most importantly very motivating. Read it, and get moving on taking your product from an idea to making money.

How to License Your Million dollar Idea
This reference book is filled with lots of valueable and helpful information and is a great resource for those who wish to develop an idea.
How to License Your Million Dollar Idea: Everything You Need To Know To Turn a Simple Idea into a Million Dollar Payday, 2nd Edi
Very informational.Helped me get the ball rolling on my million dollar idea!Well worth the money spent and gave me some much needed clarification regarding the invention and submission process.Look for me and my idea soon!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising & Promotion    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Inventions    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Patent laws and legislation    8. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    9. Patents    10. Popular works    11. Small Business - General    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Small Business    14. Entrepreneurship    15. Franchises    16. Sales & marketing    17. USA   

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Exactly what I expected.
This is a good book on the subject.Technical, but still easily readable.I have nothing to compare it to, but it met my expectations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Commerce    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Patent licenses    8. Trade secrets    9. United States   

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Interesting but Flawed
The strength of this book is that it provides a comprehensible introduction to intellectual property - focusing on patents. If you want to learn something about intellectual property without wading too deep into lawyerspeak - this book may interest you. In addition to patents - trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets are discussed; other aspects of intellectual property are waved at. The last chapter provides dated coverage of intellectual property as it relates to the Internet - mostly focusing on business method patents. This is interesting from a business perspective but the authors do not seem versed in the technical aspects of E-Commerce. Laches and estoppel are demystified and the bookpresents what looks like solid advice on how to enforce your rights against a group of infringers (attack the weakest one first). There are clearly divided sections (making the frequent pauses that I occasionally made between readings convenient), key ideas are highlighted in an attractive manner and charts and graphs are well presented.
A clear guide to IP
This book is both concise and complete in covering the major aspects of IP.Using language and examples that are easy to understand, I found this book to be a quick intro to the fast-growing world of IP.Highly recommended.

Excellent Primer for the layman and seasoned professional!
This is an excellent book that I believe can help level the playing field for smaller companies vis-a-vis their larger competitors concerning exploiting the full value ofRead more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States    7. Business & Management    8. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    9. Law / Intellectual Property    10. USA   

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A Must Have Book for Patent Law Students, by Flavio Mota
This is a useful book because it explains patent law and patent cases. It describes the relationship between the two. Furthermore, it includes good analogies that help the reader understand the hard to grasp concepts of intellectual property law. For example, the book has a very good description of Section 103--the bulk of an introductory patent law class. So, for all of the aforementioned reasons, a patent law student will appreciate this writing.

excellent book
I would highly recommend this book to any law student who is taking a class on patent law.Professor Mueller is an excellent writer, and she explains otherwise complex subjects in a way that is both comprehensive and easy to understand. extremely helpful and comprehensive
I bought this book in preparation for my Patent Law exam, and it turned out to be much more helpful than my casebook, my other outlines, or anything my professor said in class.It is comprehensive, accessible, and very current.I would highly recommend this book to law students, lawyers, and others who need a well-written and well-researched introduction to the topic.It's simply the best in its field. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent laws and legislation    6. United States    7. Intellectual property, copyright & patents   

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Tremendous aid for understanding how to turn your new product idea into a successful business
I launched a new product line several years ago - learning a lot along the way.I am getting ready to launch a new line of products and decided to read this book.It was a tremendous resource!So many of the answers that I had to dig for and learn the hard (and expensive) way - are contained here in one easy to read book.I highly endorse it.It is also very motivational (as you read the stories of other people) that decided to take action and turn their idea into a successful business.Well worth the price.Very well written.

Informative and inspiring
Mom inventors wanting more info on what's involved in bringing a product to market will want to read this book. The book offers practical advice on researching your market, creating your product prototype, protecting your idea, manufacturing your product, and bringing your product to market.
Amazing, Informational & A Must Have
This book does it all for anyone wanting to create/invent a product that they hope to bring to market.Tamara shares in a very easy-to-read format her experiences, her expertise and saves the rest of us lots of time, energy and money.Her mistakes made along the way combined with her successes that continue to grow provide the reader with a wealth of knowledge about researching, developing, patenting, protecting, marketing (and more!) an idea/invention.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business Communication - General    4. Business/Economics    5. Intellectual Property - Patent    6. Inventions    7. Management    8. Marketing - General    9. Marketing - Product Management    10. New business enterprises    11. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Women-owned business enterprises    14. Working mothers    15. Advice on parenting    16. Business & Economics / Business Communication    17. Business communication & presentation    18. Economics, Finance, Business and Industry   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Intellectual Property - General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Licensing, gaming & club law   

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Good Basic Info But Non-Specific
I probably had the wrong expectations for this book but I was hoping it would (quickly) help me validate whether info I've used required permission.I suppose it did this in an indirect way, however, the free use stuff included old songs etc. that were not appropriate for my topic.
Excellent, practical advice
I made the mistake of buying the first edition of this book (published in 2001), but found it to be an excellent guide to the legal issues involved with public domain textual material.I have already published one book which relied heavily on public domain materials, and am working on a second, and when I bought this book I had several specific questions that I was trying to answer.This book answered all of them, as well as some that I hadn't thought of!I'll probably end up buying the second edition, just to see what has changed in the last few years.

One of the most useful books I have ever encountered
This fat and informative book is a goldmine for anyone interested in public domain works, whether writings, music, art, films or just about anything else. The author, Attorney Stephen Fishman, begins with an examination of copyright laws and the public domain. After that, the book begins each of the chapters on copyrightable materials with a handy checklist for use in determining public domain status, and then launches into a discussion of how to determine the public domain status of such an item. After those useful chapters, the author examines the use of copyrighted and public domain works.Read more

Subjects:  1. Copyright Law    2. Intellectual Property - Copyright    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Practical Guides    6. Public domain (Copyright law)    7. United States   

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The BEST book on Patent Law
This is undoubtedly the BEST book on Patent Law. It is written so well that you could read it as a bed time story. It's name couldn't be more accurate -- "Essentials" -- that's ALL it is. No fluff, no distractions. Just pure distilled patent law principles and concepts. There's a reason this book sells for $100. It would be worth buying at twice that cost. I highly recommend it.

Perfect for the scientific professional
Perfect for the scientific professional or manager who must deal An excellent warm-up for the real thing
While waiting to find out if my application to the PTO to sit for the next patent bar exam was approved, and prior to obtaining a full-fledged course of study on patent practice, I decided to invest in this book to get a better idea of what I was getting into.I must say that not only did I get a comprehensive introduction to the topic, but it was also an enjoyable read.The author uses subtle humor to get the points across, as exemplified by his use of various, patented mousetrap designs as examples, and his knowledge of patent law is superb.Indeed, there is hardly a page in the book sans footnotes and citations to case law.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Financial    2. Intellectual Property - Patent    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent laws and legislation    6. United States    7. Law / Business   

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How to Write a Patent Application
This book is intended for beginning and serious patent practitioners as a handbook for patent application draftsmanship.It is contrasted with books such as "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman in that the latter appears to be directed toward novice pro se applicants.Much information contained in "How to Write a Patent Application," by Jeffrey Sheldon, may be used as study material for the registration examination for patent attorneys and agents (i.e., the patent bar examination).I found it to be an excellent companion to the "Manual of Patent Examining Procedure" (MPEP) which is published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

More information from the author
Although the book was originally written in 1992, it is updated yearly to accomodate changes in the law. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Intellectual Property    3. Intellectual Property - Patent    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Patent laws and legislation    6. Reference    7. United States   

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Very helpful with step by step procedures
I recently purchased this book, to market one of our company product ideas.When I picked up the book locally at barnes and Nobles, I was a bit reluctant by the quality of the paper and the print.But within hours I was at my office, reading it, and it has abolutely good information.The "words of wisdom", "tricks of the trade" tips on each page are very helpful.
This Updated Version has Patent and Marketing Workbook
I found and read the first version of "The Inventor's Bible" in my local library. The book was full of so much relevant and detailed information that I knew I had to own the updated version. When it arrived, I was pleased to discover that the book included a "Patent and New Product Marketing Workbook" to help readers evaluate and profit from their inventions. Even better, you can download the pdf versions of the workbook pages from the publisher's website (Tenspeedpress). When you get to the site, search for Inventor's Bible, then click the book's title on the page that returns, and then click on the link for the complementary Inventor's Bible PDFs.
Great Resource for Inventors - highly recommend
I found this book very helpful. I am an engineer currently working on bringing my alternative energy invention to market. Not only I found a bunch of good advice in this book but this book made me feel that even though marketing my invention will be a lot of work, it can be done.I've read several similar books ("Idiot's guide.." and "Patents to Profit") but I think what set this one apart for me were the case studies. Reading what some of the other inventors went thru, their rises and their falls, makes you feel like you are already part of that group. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Intellectual Property - General    4. Intellectual Property - Patent    5. Inventions    6. Law    7. Marketing    8. Marketing - Product Management    9. New products    10. Patents    11. Patents Law    12. United States    13. Business & Management