Patent It Yourself: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Filing at the U.S. Patent Office

Protect and profit from your invention ASAP!

For almost 40 years, this all-in-one guide has been helping inventors anticipate and overcome hurdles to patentability, write a clear patent application, prepare patent drawings of inventions, and complete all forms required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Completely updated to include the latest filing rules, Patent It Yourself also shows you how to protect your rights in foreign countries, deal with infringers, and market and license your invention.

conduct a patent search the right way

evaluate your idea’s commercial potential

file a provisional patent application to get patent pending status

prepare a patent application

focus on your patent application’s claims

respond to patent examiners

get your drawings done right

protect your rights in foreign countries

deal with infringers, and

market and license your invention.

With downloadable forms: All essential forms, including a Nondisclosure Agreement, Patent Searcher’s Worksheet, and Design Patent Application are included in the book and are available for download (details inside).