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How to Invent and Protect Your Invention by Joseph P. Kennedy, Wayne H. Watkins. Elyse N. Ball A straightforward guide to inventing, patenting, and technology commercialization for scientists and engineers Although chemists, physicists, biologists, polymer scientists, and engineers in industry are involved in potentially patentable work, they are often under-prepared for this all-important field.
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ISBN: 9781118369371
Publication Date: 2012-08-28
Patent Claim Drafting Practice by Howard Skaist As patent law's dramatic changes continue, this comprehensive resource is vital for today's patent practitioners. It is an important guide through the maze of current statutory law, court decisions, agency regulations, and technological and business considerations involved in drafting patent claims.
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ISBN: 9781639052431
Publication Date: 2023-10-24
Patent Searching Made Easy by David Hitchcock This book explains how to assess the novelty of an idea and do patent searches at little or no cost under the recently-adopted first-to-file rules. Patent Searching Made easy provides information on how to quickly research any new idea to see whether anyone has already patented it; decide on the best keywords to describe an invention and target a search; classify an invention based on the U.S. Patent Classification System; figure out whether an idea is new enough to qualify for a patent; verify the patent status of ideas submitted to potential developers, and how to use the latest federal and international search-related resources.
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ISBN: 9781413329698
Publication Date: 2022-06-28
Principles of Patent Law by Roger Schechter; John Thomas Principles of Patent Law provides analysis of the intricacies of the America Invents Act, in-depth discussion of nearly twenty recent Supreme Court decisions on patent law, and thorough treatment of all the leading federal circuit precedents. The volume also contains detailed materials on international issues, trade secret law, and specialized topics including plant patents, design patents and the Hatch-Waxman Act.
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ISBN: 9780314276681
Publication Date: 2019-04-08

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Announcing the 2024 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees Find out who is included in the class of 2024 National Inventors and will join more than 600 legendary innovators as new Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Celebrating National Inventors Month Did you know that May is National Inventors Month? This annual celebration was created to promote “the positive image of inventors and the real contributions they give to this world.” Learn more with National Inventors.
National Inventors Month - May 2024 National Inventors Month, observed every May, celebrates human ingenuity. If it weren’t for the creativity of inventors through the ages, we would still be traveling on horseback, writing with quills, and heck, tediously cutting a loaf of bread every morning. That’s right. Someone came up with the idea of sliced bread, the breakfast staple we all take for granted. Most objects we see around today were the brainchildren of folks who thought out of the box. Here’s to the imaginations and courage of all inventors!

Announcing the National Inventors Hall of Fame Class of 2024 | National Inventors Hall of Fame - NIHF | 2024 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4tIL17Y0FU

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Parts of a Patent Application and Patent EXPLAINED | Patents Demystified | 2022 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whUe4FfxQ1I

Invention-Con 2023: Licensing your intellectual property | USPTOvideo | 2023 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO5EI3fLOoM

Learn To Patent Search Like A Pro with Patrick Walsh of Walsh IP | inventRightTV | 2021 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV1Fdfsto9A

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Path to a Patent - USPTO Check out the United States Patent and Trademark Office Path to a Patent Series. "The Path to a Patent quarterly series covers everything from intellectual property basics, to patent searching, to what you’ll need to draft and submit your patent application. The series is part of our ongoing intellectual property training for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses."
United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

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