Useful tips and step-by-step guidance from filing to issue to license Acquire and protect your share of this major business asset

Want to secure and exploit the intellectual property rights due you or your company? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how - helping you to evaluate your idea's commercial potential, conduct patent and trademark searches, document the invention process, license your IP rights, and comply with international laws. Plus, you get detailed examples of each patent application type!

Discover how to:



Avoid application blunders
Register trademarks and copyrights
Meet patent requirements
Navigate complex legal issues
Protect your rights abroad



The entire body of U.S. patent laws
Example office actions and amendments


Sample forms


Trademark registration certificates


Application worksheets



See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

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