The down-to-earth guide to getting a patent from the American Bar Association.
“Finally a book that walks you through the patent process in plain English!” — Frank Kern, Entrepreneur and Internet Marketing Expert

A Must-Have Resource for Entrepreneurs and Inventors…
If you are an inventor or entrepreneur who wants to understand how to use the patent system to help fulfill your business goals, the ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent is for you.
This book won’t teach you how to write a patent application. What it will teach you are the most important principles to understand about patent applications, and about the patent system, if you want to protect your patentable ideas effectively and efficiently—and avoid wasting time and money.
You Will Learn

What you might already be doing without realizing it that can jeopardize your chances of ever getting a patent

How to determine if you can get a patent on your invention

Why a patent may or may not be important for your particular business goals

When to file a patent application, and at what point you should get an attorney involved

How to avoid making the patenting mistakes that even smart entrepreneurs make every day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
RICH GOLDSTEIN
Rich Goldstein, patent law expert, has given critical advice to more than 10,000 inventors, and has obtained nearly 2,000 patents for his clients. He has spent much of his career educating inventors and entrepreneurs about the patent process.
